Dispute flares over medications&#39; safety
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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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Scientists and European regulators are now questioning the safety of other pain relievers like Vioxx, saying these medications also might raise the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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The US Food and Drug Administration yesterday sought to distance itself from remarks by one of its top safety officials that raised concerns about key drugs made by Astrazeneca and Glaxo Smithkline.
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Across the United States, doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that popular drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose potentially serious heart risks.
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Concerns that Celebrex may increase the risk of heart attack could keep what is still a relatively safe medication away from patients who suffer from arthritis and other painful ailments, some doctors say.
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Users of an anti-arthritis drug linked by a study to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes are urged not to panic.
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A week after the popular arthritis drug Vioxx was yanked because of safety concerns, a top researcher warns similar medications may also pose the same health risks.
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US health regulators have warned of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller naproxen, creating additional confusion over the safety of similar drugs after recent warnings for two other painkillers.
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NEW YORK  - When patients feel they might be having an adverse drug effect, doctors will very often dismiss their concerns, a new study shows.
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Concern over the recently publicized risks of drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex has left doctors and patients with difficult choices.
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Federal advisers heard conflicting data today about the safety of new drug-oozing stents used to keep clogged arteries open as the experts struggled to advise government regulators about whether the risks of the devices outweigh their benefits for millions of patients.
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The recent controversy over antidepressants, children and suicide is really about trust. Sick people have to trust their doctor&#39;s judgment about the drugs they take.
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For millions of Americans, the latest news is a great big pain in the neck, or maybe it&#39;s the shoulder. The Big Three of anti-inflammatory drugs - Vioxx, Celebrex and now Aleve - are believed to be potential health risks for patients.
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Across the country, doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that popular drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose potentially serious heart risks.
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As drugmakers scramble to grab Vioxx&#39;s multi-billion-dollar share of the arthritis and pain-relief market, patients might find themselves wondering whether the competing medications are much safer.
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Startling testimony by an FDA drug safety reviewer about five popular medications has the medical world buzzing about how tightly the agency should be regulating new medications.
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Pressure is building against the widely reported gifts and other potential conflicts between drug companies and doctors.