FDA questions Celebrex for kids' arthritis
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Pfizer Inc. may fall short in convincing federal regulators that its painkiller Celebrex should receive expanded approval to treat children with a devastating form of arthritis, according to documents released Tuesday.
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Researchers at The University of Alabama at Birmingham are telling hundreds of patients participating in a dozen clinical studies to quit taking Celebrex while authorities determine whether the arthritis medication is safe.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md.  - U.S. scientific advisers  began hearing evidence on Wednesday about the benefits and  risks of pain killers taken by millions of Americans as  regulators weigh moves following Merck & Co. Inc.'s recall of  its arthritis pill Vioxx.
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Concerns that Celebrex may increase the risk of heart attack could keep what is still a relatively safe medication away from patients who suffer from arthritis and other painful ailments, some doctors say.
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Pfizer is stopping TV and print ads for arthritis drug Celebrex now that there is evidence it could lead to heart problems. The FDA is considering warning labels for Celebrex, or taking the drug off the market.
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WASHINGTON - With Vioxx off the market and heart-risk questions being raised about Celebrex and Aleve, what is someone who needs pain relief to do?
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The painkiller Celebrex is so effective in treating arthritis that doctors will probably continue to prescribe it, despite a new study that shows that, at high doses, it increases the risk of heart attacks.
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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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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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The US Food and Drug Administration is recommending physicians limit prescriptions for popular painkillers known as Cox-2 inhibitors after recent studies suggested they may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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Celebrex, an arthritis drug in the same class as the recalled painkiller Vioxx, caused irregular heartbeats in fruit flies and in heart cells taken from laboratory rats, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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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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Pfizer Inc.'s pain  reliever Celebrex should be approved for treating rheumatoid  arthritis in children despite uncertainty about the risks of  long-term use, U.S. advisers said on Wednesday.
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U.S. drug reviewers have questioned Pfizer Inc.'s  data showing the pain reliever Celebrex was as effective as an older drug in treating juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, a summary released on Tuesday said.
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With Vioxx off the market because of links to heart problems and concerns growing about the related drugs Celebrex and Bextra, a pair of Food and Drug Administration advisory committees are assessing the safety of the popular painkillers.
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European medicines watchdogs are to consider whether doctors need more warnings about the use of a drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis after an alert in the US by its manufacturers.
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A day after troubling reports about the popular pain relief drug Celebrex, more questions are being asked about the approval process for such drugs.