Aspirin is the safer alternative to Cox 2
March 14, 2005 16:47

Gulf News, Sat, 12 Mar 2005 9:26 PM PST According to some estimates, a trillion tablets have been taken in aspirin s long history. Aspirin is effective, relatively safe and costs little. (Dh7.50 for a box of 20 Aspirin 500mg tablets). So what s not to like?

Health concerns have been raised about newer anti- inflammatory drugs such as Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra, some Americans may be taking another look at one of the few medicines that have been around since the Victorian era... Experts advising the government decided there is a real risk of heart damage from some of the most effective and popular prescription drugs to ease the pain of chronic diseases such as arthritis... FDA Moves Ahead on Drug Safety The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may have made the best of a potentially bad situation with its handling of three major painkillers that had been found to increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.