Doctors Donât Agree on Bextra Risk
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Less than six weeks after Vioxx was pulled from pharmacy shelves because of evidence it increased a patient&#39;s risk of heart attack or stroke, some researchers are raising
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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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These products don't come without serious risks.
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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. said on Wednesday that a  report in The New York Times draws "unsubstantiated  conclusions" about the safety of its painkiller Bextra.
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Pfizer Inc. will warn doctors that its Bextra painkiller, which is in the same group of drugs as Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s withdrawn Vioxx, is linked to an elevated risk of blood clots, heart attacks and strokes in cardiac-surgery patients.
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The Food and Drug Administration has published a note on its Web site regarding new warnings added to the labeling for Bextra, an arthritis pain drug made by Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ). The warnings
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FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- A week after drug giant Merck & Co. withdrew its arthritis drug Vioxx from the market, doubts are being raised about the safety of the two other approved medications in this class, Bextra and Celebrex.
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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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Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra will come with a new warning about possible heart and blood clotting problems when the drug is used by patients who have just had heart bypass surgery, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.
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An Oregon man stopped taking the painkiller Vioxx when it was pulled from the market, switching to Bextra. Then questions about Bextra -- and four other drugs -- sent him back to his doctor with a new set of worries.
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The new warning states that Bextra should not be used in patients undergoing heart bypass surgery. In October, Bextra&#39;s manufacturer, Pfizer, announced results of a study showing an increase in heart problems in patients having heart bypass surgery.
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Pfizer Inc.'s painkiller Bextra will come with a new warning about the possibility of heart attacks and blood clots in patients who have just had heart bypass surgery, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.
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Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. is in talks with  regulators over a likely change to arthritis drug Bextra's  label to carry a strict warning alerting doctors of the risk of  a potentially deadly skin reaction, the company said in a  regulatory filing.
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NEW YORK, OCTOBER 15 : PFIZER Inc. on Friday said two clinical trials showed patients taking its anti-inflammatory drug Bextra, had a higher risk of cardio-vascular 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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Pfizer Inc. said its arthritis drug Bextra, which is in the same drug class as Merckâs just-recalled Vioxx medication, has more severe risks than previously disclosed.