Pfizer: Painkiller may pose increased cardiovascular risk
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Drugmaker Pfizer announced Friday that its painkiller Celebrex puts patients at &quot;increased cardiovascular risk&quot; for heart problems, citing a long-term cancer study.
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Doctors are being urged to think twice before prescribing certain painkillers in light of new evidence suggesting they may increase cardiovascular risk.
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NEW YORK - A new round of trials have shown a boosted risk of heart problems among patients taking the painkiller Celebrex, manufacturer Pfizer Inc.
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Pfizer warned doctors yesterday that one of its best-selling painkillers, Bextra, might increase the risk of heart attack or stroke in coronary artery bypass surgery patients.
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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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Pfizer (PFE) said Friday that is has received new information about the cardiovascular safety of its popular arthritis drug Celebrex, based on an analysis of a long-term cancer trial.
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More evidence of how painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors can raise the risk of heart disease was published Monday, showing Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra can triple the risk of heart attack and stroke in certain patients.
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People who take Merck &amp; Co. Inc.&#39;s analgesic Vioxx are nearly three times as likely to have heart attacks as those taking Pfizer Inc.
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Drugmaker Pfizer said Friday that its Bextra drug, seen as an alternative to Merck&#39;s Vioxx arthritis medication, may raise heart risk in high-risk bypass surgery patients.
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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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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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Two studies offer more evidence about   the dangers of some painkillers, adding kidney problems to   heart concerns already raised with the drug once sold as Vioxx,   researchers said on Tuesday.
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BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- FDA has recommended on Thursday that doctors and users are cautious to use the controversial painkillers -- Pfizer Inc.
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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 Friday.
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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.'s recalled Vioxx pill.
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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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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.