Pfizer: Study Links Celebrex to Heart Problems
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Description: Pfizer says a study found an increased risk of heart problems with the painkiller Celebrex. The news comes after another painkiller, Vioxx, was withdrawn from the market.
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New prescriptions for Pfizer Inc.'s  arthritis drug Celebrex fell 56 percent last week after the  company released data showing the drug may increase the risk of  heart attacks and strokes, the Wall Street Journal said.
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Pfizer Inc. said it found an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes for patients taking high dosages of its top-selling arthritis painkiller Celebrex -- the same problem that led to the withdrawal of its one-time competitor, Vioxx.
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Another blockbuster painkiller, Celebrex, has been found to raise the risk of heart attacks when taken in high doses, the drug&#39;s maker said yesterday.
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We have today been informed of new clinical trial data for celecoxib (Celebrex), showing an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death (relative to placebo).
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Pfizer Inc. said today that it had found an increased risk of heart troubles in some people taking higher dosages of Celebrex, its popular arthritis and pain relief drug.
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Pfizer Inc. on Friday said its popular  Celebrex arthritis drug more than doubled the risk of heart  attack in a large cancer-prevention trial, a setback that comes  just weeks after Merck & Co. recalled its similar Vioxx drug  due to heart safety risks.
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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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Pfizer Inc. said on Monday it plans to sponsor a major clinical study to further assess the cardiovascular safety of its arthritis drug Celebrex following the withdrawal of Merck & Co.'s Vioxx, a drug in the same class.
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Pfizer Inc. said Friday that it found an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes for patients taking high dosages of its top-selling arthritis painkiller Celebrex, the same
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New prescriptions for Pfizer Inc.&#39;s arthritis drug Celebrex fell 56 percent last week after the company released data showing the drug may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, the Wall Street Journal said.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Pfizer shares tumbled more than 17 percent Friday morning after the company said a study of Pfizer&#39;s Celebrex drug for use in treating cancer has demonstrated an increased cardiovascular risk.
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WASHINGTON -- Preliminary results of a new study suggest that high doses of Celebrex, a popular arthritis drug, can dramatically increase a person&#39;s risk of heart attack.
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Pfizer said today that it had found an increased risk of heart troubles in some people taking higher dosages of Celebrex.
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Description: Pfizer will stop advertising the painkiller Celebrex after discussions with the Food and Drug Administration. A study linked Celebrex to an increased risk of heart problems, but the company plans to keep it on the market.
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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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United States drug giant Pfizer says a trial has found a sharp rise in heart attacks for patients using its blockbuster Celebrex arthritis and pain medicine.