Doctor faults aggressive painkiller ads
230028
One of the first researchers to link the popular prescription painkillers Vioxx and Celebrex to heart problems blamed aggressive advertising for escalating
420695
Two prominent expertsâ public stance against the drug, Provenge, has angered some men with prostate cancer and patient advocates.
171187
A pain management doctor charged with drug trafficking acknowledged Monday he prescribed unusually high doses of opiates for some patients, but maintained it was always for a medical reason.
54004
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co Inc.  had evidence by 2000 that its painkiller Vioxx, which was  pulled off the market on Sept. 30, was not safe, a heart  specialist told CBS News program "60 Minutes" on Sunday.
20812
Doctors get a second warning about misusing the pain drug.
397851
The controversy over painkillers known as Cox-2 inhibitors like Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra and major cardiovascular events has prompted a leading heart specialist to speak out.
178276
In an announcement that many doctors were waiting for, Pfizer Inc. said its top-selling painkiller Celebrex -- which is similar to Vioxx -- caused an increased risk of heart attacks when used in high doses during a clinical trial.
131994
Doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose serious heart risks.
65811
Patients taking a class of painkilling drugs called Cox-2 inhibitors have been advised to contact their GP to review their treatment.
649232
Just weeks after Merck &amp; Co. pulled its anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx from the market, rival Celebrex, marketed by Pfizer Inc. , is mounting a wide-scale, consumer-oriented ad campaign to get people to ask their doctors about the drug.
52429
A doctor accused of indiscriminately prescribing painkillers that prosecutors say led to seven patient deaths has pleaded guilty to lesser charges and agreed to give up his medical license.
33055
From coast to coast, warnings about several popular anti-inflammatory painkillers are triggering  confusion and anxiety.
312273
Too many doctors write prescriptions while under the influence of drug companies. Aggressive prosecution of the worst cases could help mend doctor-patient trust.
86379
One of America&#39;s leading heart specialists is calling for less aggressive direct-to-consumer advertising of the arthritis pain drugs known as cox-2 inhibitors, in light of recent reports linking them to increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
328455
One of the first researchers to link the popular prescription painkillers Vioxx and Celebrex to heart problems blamed aggressive advertising for escalating public health risks and called for enabling the government to require better clinical trials to prevent future drug disasters.
283945
Advertisements for painkillers Celebrex and Bextra were misleading and unsubstantiated, overstating the drugs' benefits and understating the risks, the government said yesterday.
715899
Pain is difficult to measure, and those who treat pain sufferers have to make highly subjective decisions about dosage levels of drugs that can be abused or even resold. When a doctor gets it wrong, is that bad medicine â or a drug felony?