Vioxx heart risks apparent for years
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Scientific evidence of increased heart attack risk associated with popular arthritis drug Vioxx was available as early as 2000, say Swiss scientists, although the drug was only withdrawn in September 2004.
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Vioxx, the painkiller recalled last  September because of safety concerns, may have caused up to  140,000 cases of serious heart disease in the United States,  researchers said on Tuesday.
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Without clearer evidence of the safety of painkillers similar to Vioxx, doctors should avoid prescribing them for patients at risk of heart disease, according
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A study out Tuesday found that Vioxx users were nearly three times more likely to suffer a heart attack than people taking Celebrex, a similar pain reliever.
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Oct. 6, 2004 - Scientists in the United States and regulatory agencies in Europe on Wednesdsay questioned whether Celebrex and other pain relievers might raise the same risk of heart problems as those blamed on the arthritis medicine Vioxx.
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Vioxx was associated with higher odds of heart attack than Celebrex, but the difference may be due to a number of factors, including differences in selectivity for the COX-2 isoenzyme, blood pressure, endothelial function and oxidative stress.
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Vioxx, the painkiller recalled last September because of safety concerns, may have caused up to 140,000 cases of serious heart disease in the United States, researchers said on Tuesday.
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U.S. drug safety regulators are  coming under fire for their response to years of suspicions,  confirmed last week, that arthritis drug Vioxx increased the  risks of heart attacks and strokes.
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(KSL News) -- New research suggests the risk of heart attack is three times higher among arthritis patients who used the pain killer Vioxx than it is among those who used a chemically similar drug, Celebrex.
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A new study shows that the prescription drug Vioxx can drastically increase a person&#39;s risk of sudden cardiac death, and that risk is greater if you take a higher dose, or if you take it for a long time.
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(Brooklyn-WABC, September 30, 2004) - A massive drug recall -- the arthritis drug Vioxx is now linked to a higher risk of heart attacks and stroke.
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Swiss researchers reported Thursday in an international medical journal that evidence was clear and overwhelming in 2000 that Vioxx doubled the rate of heart attacks, and Merck &amp; Co.
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Patients who discontinue long-term use of anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen run a higher risk of heart attack for a few weeks immediately afterward, a study said on Monday.
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Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s Vioxx painkiller showed heart risk in studies four years before the drug was recalled, and it should have been pulled from the market then, according to a study published in the medical journal Lancet.
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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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The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by millions of people around the world, is being pulled off the market after a study confirmed long-standing concerns that it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke, the manufacturer, Merck & Co. , said on Thursday.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md.  - The heart attack and stroke  risks linked to withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx are an inherent  problem for similar pain pills, Vioxx maker Merck & Co. Inc.  MRK.N told advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration  on Wednesday.