Sunday, September 25, 2005
Arthritis patients who took Vioxx seek other ways to lessen pain
Arthritis patients who took Vioxx seek other ways to lessen pain
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
... ago. Not so good, but not so bad, either, as a new wonder drug, Vioxx, proved highly effective in helping Nichols control her pain. ...Most medicines carry risks
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
... health issues have been more confusing than the barrage of news reports over the past three months linking popular pain relievers -- Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra ...To George W. Bush, donating money means passing the buck. By ...
The American Prospect - Boston,MA,USA
... The popular painkillers Vioxx and Celebrex are cases in point. ... Merck & Co. decided on its own to take Vioxx off the market last fall. Pfizer Inc. ...What is a safe drug?
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
... Recent experience with Vioxx and Celebrex, however, suggests that patients, physicians and drug regulators are not being cautious enough. ...
Put safety before sales
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
... leading cardiologists, who recently warned about the dangers of allowing pharmaceutical companies to aggressively market drugs, such as Vioxx, directly to ...Locals suing maker of Vioxx
NapaNet Daily News - Napa,CA,USA
Four Napa County residents are joining a national flood of personal injury lawsuits against drug company Merck & Co., maker of the arthritis drug Vioxx. ...
Hundreds of Lawyers Gather at LexisNexis-Sponsored Symposium On ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
To RSVP and obtain credentials for the Vioxx Litigation Conference, please contact Erin Bocherer at 614.825.1796 or erin.bocherer@fahlgren.com. ...
Drug questions dog patients, doctors
Gainesville Times - Gainesville,GA,USA
... In October, Merck voluntarily pulled its popular arthritis drug Vioxx off the market after studies showed it could raise the risk of heart attacks. ...Dimethaid intends to fill Vioxx void
The Globe and Mail - Toronto,ON,Canada
... has a rare opportunity to fill the void left by the recall of arthritis blockbuster Vioxx and safety concerns swirling around Celebrex. ...
FDA Fix No. 2: Power Up The FDA
Forbes - USA
NEW YORK - When Vioxx was withdrawn from the market for doubling the risk of heart attack and stroke, it came as a shock. Its withdrawal ...Public Citizen Launches WorstPills.org, a Comprehensive Online ...
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
... For example, in April 2001, Public Citizen warned consumers against taking Vioxx because it increases the risk of heart attack. ...
Health advice has serious side effects
Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA
kind of miss seeing Dorothy Hamill glide across the surface of those Vioxx commercials on her silver blades. The Gold Medal winner ...
'Old standby' pain meds may ease osteoarthritis
Pioneer Press (subscription) - St. Paul,MN,USA
Q. QAfter Vioxx was removed from the market, my doctor switched me to Celebrex. ... Vioxx and Bextra are stronger blockers of COX-2 than Celebrex. ...
