Drug Trial Finds Big Health Risks in 2nd Painkiller
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Celebrex, a huge-selling painkiller sold by Pfizer, more than tripled the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death among those taking high doses in a national trial, the company said yesterday.
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NEW YORK -- A new study has linked painkillers Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra to increased cardiovascular risk, reinforcing findings of other trials that have already sparked concern over the safety of a popular category of drugs.
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A new study finds that Celebrex, the first in a family of stomach-friendly painkillers called cox-2 inhibitors, is safer for the heart than Vioxx, a similar drug that has been linked to cardiovascular problems.
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ARTHRITIS sufferers were yesterday warned that a widely-used painkiller increases the risk of heart attack and strokes and were urged to contact their doctors.
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Physicians and researchers estimate that Vioxx, a pain reliever found to increase cardiovascular risks, may have caused as many as 55,000 deaths in the United States.
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Patients given PfizerÂs painkiller Bextra have more than twice as many heart attacks and strokes as those given placebos, according to preliminary results of a study.
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Pfizer Inc. on Friday reported an increased risk of heart problems among patients taking high doses of its popular painkiller and arthritis drug Celebrex.
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The drug maker says a three-year study of the arthritis pain medication demonstrated a higher risk of heart attack and stroke in patients using the drug.
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People taking the blood-thinner warfarin and a COX-2 type of painkiller are at heightened risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, a population-based study indicates.
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Risks of first, nonfatal myocardial infarction was tripled with rofecoxib, compared with celecoxib users, Annals study shows. To determine whether and to what extent COX-2-selective inhibitors affected individuals
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Agency says painkillers, such as Alleve and Naprosyn, can cause an increased risk of heart problems. WASHINGTON  - The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued a warning to patients taking
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Users of an anti-arthritis drug have been warned that it could cause an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. A new study linked the drug to the health risks, but users of Celebrex (celecoxib), manufactured
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Worried that your painkiller could trigger a heart attack or dangerous stomach bleeding? New reports on painkiller risks, based on reviews of dozens of studies including hundreds of thousands of patients, indicate most patients should try naproxen, an older anti-inflammatory drug.
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a widely prescribed arthritis treatment - more than doubled patients&#39; risk of heart problems in a clinical study. The announcement, 11 weeks after Merck &amp; Co.
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The safety of Celebrex and other pain relievers was questioned Wednesday as scientists in the United States and regulatory agencies in Europe said they feared such drugs might raise the same risk of heart problems as those blamed on the arthritis medicine Vioxx.    One key researcher charged the U.S...
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U.S. health officials issued the second warning since 2005 on Friday about deaths from misuse of Johnson & Johnson's Duragesic pain-killing patch or generic versions.
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A new study has found that Aleve, a popular over-the-counter painkiller made by Bayer, could increase heart problems.