Study: Celebrex Safer on Heart Than Vioxx
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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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A study in a leading medical journal found Pfizer&#39;s Celebrex does not pose the same risk of causing heart attacks as Vioxx, the competing medicine Merck withdrew from the market because of safety concerns.
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Patients taking Merck & Co. Inc.'s Vioxx arthritis drug had a 50 percent greater chance of heart attacks and sudden cardiac death than individuals using Pfizer Inc.'s rival Celebrex medicine, according to a large study financed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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NEW YORK -- Pfizer Inc. yesterday said a major trial will test whether its popular Celebrex arthritis drug increases the risk of heart attacks, as seen with Merck and Co.'s recalled Vioxx pill.
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Cleveland Clinic cardiologist Eric Topol was one of the first to point out the potential heart risk of Merck&#39;s (nyse: MRK - news - people ) withdrawn Vioxx and Pfizer&#39;s (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Celebrex.
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Scientists in the United States and regulatory agencies in Europe on Wednesdsay questioned whether Celebrex and other pain relievers might raise the same risk of heart problems as those blamed on the arthritis medicine Vioxx.
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Pfizer Inc. says a new study finds increased risk of heart problems with taking painkiller drug Celebrex.
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Pfizer Inc. on Monday said a major new trial will test whether its popular Celebrex arthritis drug increases the risk of heart attacks, as seen with Merck and Co.
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Three years after cardiologists at the Cleveland Clinic warned of the dangers of the popular arthritis drug Vioxx, subsequent studies have found that the medication puts patients at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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Recent studies have suggested that Celebrex and Bextra may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Sept. 30, 2004 -- Long-term use of the painkiller Vioxx doubles a person&#39;s risk of heart attack and stroke, a huge clinical trial shows.
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Pfizer acknowledged that a clinical trial found that elderly patients taking Celebrex were more likely to suffer heart problems than patients taking a placebo.
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Celebrex, an arthritis pain reliever used by tens of millions of people, has been found to elevate the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Widely used anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen could help reduce the risk of heart attacks, while abruptly halting the usage increases the risks, according to a large UK study.
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Millions of people who take Celebrex to treat arthritis have been left with a difficult decision to make after a study showed Celebrex increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes when taken in large doses.
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Celebrex, an arthritis drug in the same class as the recalled painkiller Vioxx, caused irregular heartbeats in fruit flies and in heart cells taken from laboratory rats, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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Scientists uncover why some arthritis drugs such as Vioxx can cause heart attacks and strokes.