FDA Adds Warnings for Painkiller Bextra
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The government is warning of potential heart problems associated with the use of the painkiller Bextra in people who have recently had heart bypass surgery.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday called for an evaluation of all prevention studies involving two controversial painkillers - Celebrex and Bextra - to ensure adequate protection for participants who use the pills.
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Nov. 10, 2004 (New Orleans) -- A leading heart researcher says the painkiller Bextra increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes and may pose a greater risk than Vioxx.
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Pfizer Inc.  said on Friday it is sending additional information to healthcare professionals about its arthritis drug Bextra, a COX-2 product in the same class as the withdrawn drug Vioxx.
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Pfizer Inc.'s painkiller Bextra will  come with a new warning about the possibility of heart attacks  and blood clots in patients who have just had heart bypass  surgery, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on  Thursday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration yesterday ordered strengthened boxed labels for Pfizer&#39;s Bextra, warning of possible heart and blood clotting problems.
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Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. is in talks with  regulators over a likely change to arthritis drug Bextra's  label to carry a strict warning alerting doctors of the risk of  a potentially deadly skin reaction, the company said in a  regulatory filing.
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The Food and Drug Administration recommended Thursday that doctors limit prescriptions for the popular pain pills Celebrex and Bextra because recent
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered the review of preventative studies involving Pfizer Inc.&#39;s painkillers Celebrex and Bextra, in light of recent evidence they may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Pfizer Inc. PFE.N on Friday said two  clinical trials showed patients taking its anti-inflammatory  drug Bextra had a higher risk of cardiovascular events during  high-risk coronary bypass surgery.
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The Food and Drug Administration is now warning about heart risks related to the use of naproxen, a long-time popular pain killer sold over the counter, as well as a prescription-strength medication sold under various names.
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Kaiser Permanente has stopped dispensing Bextra, an arthritis and pain drug made by Pfizer that may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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More evidence of how painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors can raise the risk of heart disease was published Monday, showing Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra can triple the risk of heart attack and stroke in certain patients.
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The federal Food and Drug Administration approved new labeling Thursday for Pfizer Inc.&#39;s Bextra drug to warn of possible serious skin reactions and heart-related problems for those who&#39;ve experienced coronary bypass surgery.
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The FDA has just changed the warning label on the pain reliever Bextra to emphasize the risk of a rare but potentially fatal &quot;skin reaction,&quot; Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
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Pfizer Inc. PFE.N said on Friday it  is sending additional information to healthcare professionals  about its arthritis drug Bextra, a COX-2 product in the same  class as the withdrawn drug Vioxx.
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U.S. health regulators recommended  on Thursday that doctors limit prescribing painkillers like  Pfizer Inc.'s Celebrex and Bextra, in light of recent evidence  that they may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.