Study Raises Questions About Celebrex
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Pfizer Inc. says a new study finds increased risk of heart problems with taking painkiller drug Celebrex.
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[India News]: New York, Dec 20 : America&#39;s multibillion dollar pharmaceutical industry has been shaken by reports that Pfizer&#39;s high-profile arthritis drug, Celebrex, is said to cause an increased risk of heart attack.
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Celebrex, an arthritis pain reliever used by tens of millions of people, has been found to elevate the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study reveals a greater risk of heart attack associated with Vioxx (rofecoxib) than with Celebrex (celecoxib), although neither drug shows a statistically significant elevated risk of heart attack relative to people who did not
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NEW YORK - The recall of Vioxx and the news that Celebrex likewise doubled or tripled the risk of heart attack in a long-term study were bad enough.
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A study testing whether Celebrex or naproxen would reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease was halted Monday after researchers noted an increase in heart attack and stroke among participants who were taking naproxen, an over-the-counter pain reliever on the market for nearly 30 years.
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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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Scrutiny of other pain relievers urged over fear they, too, may lead to heart problems. By Marilynn Marchione. Momentum was growing for a fresh look at the safety of Celebrex and other pain relievers as key
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A study of the arthritis drug Celebrex made more than four years ago by Pfizer Inc. casts doubt on the company's insistence that it had no hint of the drug's potential heart and stroke risks until recently.-The Washington Post
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ARTHRITIS sufferers have been told to keep taking the painkiller Celebrex despite the drug&#39;s manufacturer finding an increased risk of heart attack in users of the drug.
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Concern over the safety of anti-inflammatory drugs such as Pfizer&#39;s Celebrex intensified on Tuesday after regulators advised 600,000 Britons with heart problems to switch to other treatments as soon as convenient.
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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.
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It might not just be Vioxx that carries a risk of heart problems. Scientists and European regulators say users of similar pain-relief medications also may have cause for concern.
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Scientists uncover why some arthritis drugs such as Vioxx can cause heart attacks and strokes.
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For the people who have followed closely the unfolding concerns about popular arthritis medicines, the news that Celebrex may also be linked to a higher risk of stroke and heart attack holds little surprise.
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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. has acknowledged that a 1999 study found Alzheimer's patients taking the pain killer Celebrex were up to four times more likely to have cardiovascular risk factors than those taking a placebo.
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Momentum was growing for a fresh look at the safety of Celebrex and other pain relievers as key researchers, a congressman and European regulators said they feared such drugs might raise the risk of heart problems like those blamed on the arthritis medicine Vioxx.    Heavily advertised as an arthritis drug, Vioxx was pulled from the market last week after its maker said a study showed it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke...