Celebrex News
Questions About
Celebrex
The
FDA is considering adding warning
labels to Celebrex indicating that it may be linked to an increased
risk for heart attacks. This news comes after a study showed that
patients taking a similar drug called Vioxx ran four times the risk
for heart attack as those taking regular pain relievers such as
ibuprofen. Because both drugs are COX-2 inhibitors, the FDA would
apply labels to both medications.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/578553.asp
Celebrex
Not Safer
An
FDA advisory panel recommended in February that the popular arthritis
drug Celebrex not be allowed to drop a label warning about an increased
risk for stomach ulcers. In fact, since research showed that patients
taking Celebrex and aspirin together increased the rate of severe
stomach ulcers, the panel recommended further investigation into
the relationship between COX-2 inhibitors, the drug class to which
Celebrex belongs, and aspirin.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2001-02-08-celebrex.htm
Celebrex
Concerns
Recent
concerns about the arthritis drug Vioxx, which has been linked to
kidney and heart problems, have also sparked questions about rival
drug Celebrex. Both Vioxx and Celebrex are COX-2 inhibitors - a
class of drugs that some experts believe may be linked to an increased
risk of heart attacks and strokes.
http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/1728.83308
What is Celebrex?
Learn
about Celebrex from the FDA's web site, which includes facts about
indications, side effects, precautions, and special warnings.
http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/druginfo/celebrex.htm
If
you or someone you know has suffered injuries as a result of Celebrex,
contact an attorney to discuss your
legal rights.
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