Pfizer warns of Bextra heart risk
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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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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned Pfizer Inc.  that television and print advertisements for its painkillers Celebrex and Bextra misled consumers, according to a letter made public on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that Pfizer&#39;s new pain drug Bextra will carry a labeled warning about a risk of cardiac and blood-clotting problems.
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SINGAPORE : Doctors in the United States have warned that painkillers Bextra and Celebrex may be linked to major cardiovascular problems and should not be prescribed.
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U.S. regulators should pull Pfizer  Inc.'s arthritis drugs Celebrex and Bextra from the market  because they are too risky, U.S. consumer watchdog group Public  Citizen said in a letter on Monday.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Thursday ordered the review of preventative  studies involving Pfizer Inc.'s painkillers Celebrex and  Bextra, in light of recent evidence they may increase the risk  of heart attack and stroke.
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U.S. health officials on Thursday  called on doctors to limit prescribing Pfizer Inc. painkillers  Celebrex and Bextra in light of recent evidence that they may  increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Pfizer Inc. on Friday said two clinical trials showed patients taking its anti-inflammatory drug Bextra had a higher risk of cardiovascular events during high-risk coronary bypass surgery.
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Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. is in talks with  regulators over a likely change to arthritis drug Bextra's  label to warn doctors about the risk of a potentially deadly  skin reaction, the company said in a regulatory filing.
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U.S. regulators should pull Pfizer Inc.'s arthritis drugs Celebrex and Bextra from the market because they are too risky, U.S. consumer watchdog group Public Citizen said in a letter on Monday.
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Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. is in talks with regulators over a likely change to arthritis drug Bextra&#39;s label to carry a strict warning alerting doctors of the risk of a potentially deadly skin
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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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FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Pfizer Inc. said Friday that a study of its popular pain drug Celebrex in cancer patients had found an apparent increased risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular problems.
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New York - Pfizer, the world&#39;s largest drug maker, is discussing with US regulators whether to add a stronger warning to its Bextra painkiller about rare, serious skin reactions.
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Pfizer Inc. may strengthen the warning label for its painkiller Bextra to account for more information about a rare but serious skin reaction.
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Description: Scientists say the arthritis drug Bextra may pose increased risk of cardiovascular troubles. Bextra is related to Vioxx, which was pulled off the market in September for the same reason.
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Doctors writing in a prominent medical  journal on Friday recommended that physicians stop prescribing  Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra painkiller, just as a large study found  the drugmaker's sister drug, Celebrex,  doubled risk of heart  attacks.