Arthritis drug pulled for heart risk
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Shares of Merck and Co. plunged nearly 27 percent Thursday on news that the pharmaceutical giant was pulling the popular arthritis pain medication Vioxx off the market in the largest drug withdrawal in US history.
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) Post. People taking Vioxx may feel betrayed now that the popular painkiller and arthritis medicine has been pulled from the market.
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TORONTO (CP) - The arthritis medication at the centre of one of the biggest drug recalls in history was associated with dozens of heart problems and strokes - at least four of them fatal - during the study that led to its demise.
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Users of an anti-arthritis drug linked by a study to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes have been urged not to panic. The UK Department of Health said users of Celebrex, manufactured by US drug
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Ever since Vioxx was pulled from the market over concerns about a risk of heart attack and stroke, arthritis patients have been asking doctors one question: What should I do now?
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A week after the popular arthritis drug Vioxx was yanked because of safety concerns, a top researcher warns similar medications may also pose the same health risks.
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Merck &amp; Co. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday withdrew its arthritis drug Vioxx globally after a colon cancer trial confirmed long-standing concerns the drug raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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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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The Wall Street Journal has reported that pharmaceutical company Merck knew as far back as 2000 that its arthritis medication, Vioxx, was linked to an increased risk of heart attack.
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With the recent news of heart problems associated with drugs such as Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra, people who suffer from the pain associated with arthritis have difficult choices to make.
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A clinical trial of the blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was shut down yesterday after researchers found an increase in the risk of serious heart disease and strokes in those taking the
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Merck & Co Inc. on Thursday pulled its  arthritis drug Vioxx off the market because it increases the  risk of heart attack and stroke, a move that sent the company's  shares plunging, erasing $25 billion of its market value.
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ARTHRITIS sufferers have been told to keep taking the painkiller Celebrex despite the drug&#39;s manufacturer finding an increased risk of heart attack in users of the drug.
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WASHINGTON - Americans should feel reasonably safe taking government-approved prescription drugs - with a few caveats - even after a popular arthritis medication was pulled from the market, medical experts say. But the problems with Vioxx raise questions about the Food and Drug Administration's safety review process and the length of time it took Merck to pull the drug, observers say...
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An increased risk of heart attack and stroke from the drug naproxen halted a major US study on Alzheimer&#39;s disease prevention.
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The furor over the safety of arthritis painkilling medications shows no sign of abating. Vioxx is gone from the market, following data linking it to increased cardiovascular risk.
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NEW YORK  - A drug approved for the treatment of arthritis may have a role in reducing the risk of diabetes and heart trouble developing in young obese individuals, Harvard researchers report.