Pfizer CEO Defends Celebrex, Won&#39;t Recall It
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Pfizer Chief Executive Hank McKinnell said on Sunday doctors should be made aware of the health risks in prescribing Celebrex to their patients, but the company does not plan to recall its popular arthritis drug.
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Although advertising will be suspended indefinitely, Pfizer plans to continue marketing Celebrex to doctors.
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Pfizer Inc. said it has found an increased risk of heart attacks with patients taking its top-selling painkiller Celebrex, a drug that is in the same class as Vioxx, but has no plans to remove it from the market.
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At a research and development meeting for analysts on Nov. 30, Pfizer (PFE ) stayed on message all day long. Despite questions about possible safety issues with arthritis pain medication Celebrex, patent challenges
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U.S. patent officials have initially rejected claims for the basic patent on Pfizer Inc's blockbuster Lipitor cholesterol treatment, although the drug maker said on Monday it remained confident the patent would ultimately be upheld.
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Pfizer reaffirmed its commitment today to Celebrex, its blockbuster prescription medication for pain and inflammation from arthritis.
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Dec. 19--Pfizer, the world&#39;s biggest drug maker, and the rest of the pharmaceutical sector will come under renewed pressure this week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned doctors to consider
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Pfizer Inc. on Wednesday defended  its arthritis drug Bextra after a prominent cardiologist said a  pooled analysis of clinical trial results showed patients  taking the drug were twice as likely to have a heart attack or  stroke as those taking a placebo.
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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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Pfizer says not to worry, its arthritis pain drug Celebrex won&#39;t go the way of Vioxx. Pfizer says it won&#39;t withdraw Celebrex, its blockbuster arthritis pain medicine, despite Friday&#39;s disclosure
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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. has acknowledged that a 1999 study found Alzheimer's patients taking the pain killer Celebrex were up to four times more likely to have cardiovascular risk factors than those taking a placebo.
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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. will announce plans for a large-scale clinical trial of the ability of blockbuster drug Celebrex to prevent heart attacks and strokes in patients with
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The controversy over painkillers known as Cox-2 inhibitors like Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra and major cardiovascular events has prompted a leading heart specialist to speak out.
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DECEMBER 24, 2004 -- The FDA&#39;s recent warnings about drugs such as Vioxx, Celebrex and Aleve have left some people on edge, but one area doctor says one of those drugs is still safe.
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NEW YORK -- Drug maker Pfizer said yesterday it would immediately stop advertising its best-selling arthritis pain reliever Celebrex to consumers after a study showed high doses of it were associated with an increased heart attack risk.
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Some analysts are betting Pfizer Inc.  won't have to withdraw its arthritis drug Celebrex but they do  expect sales to fall after a study of the drug in cancer  patients showed it increased the risk of heart attacks.
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Pfizer Inc. shares rebounded on Tuesday as a study of Alzheimer&#39;s patients found that its arthritis drug Celebrex carried no increased cardiovascular risks, differing from