Lawmaker calls for FDA review amid drug safety troubles
December 21, 2004 07:44

Celebrex: Lawyer: Monheit Law: Side Effects: Heart Attack: Pfizer: Celebrex "It seems the time has come for a comprehensive review of drug safety and of how federal government agencies oversee drug research and approve, license and regulate... (Read Celebrex Article)

Celebrex: Lawyer: Monheit Law: Side Effects: Heart Attack: Vioxx: FDA Safety Fallout But many lawyers, even those who have sued Merck on behalf of patients who took Vioxx, said yesterday that there are clear-cut differences. The case against... (Read Celebrex Article)

US drug giant Pfizer said Friday that a trial had found a sharp rise in heart attacks for patients using Celebrex, its arthritis and pain medicine, but that it would not immediately withdraw the treatment.

Celebrex is used by 26 million people, according to Pfizer, and is the latest COX-2 type pain drug to face controversy. Vioxx, made by the rival Merck and Co., was withdrawn in September because of increased risk of heart attacks.

Separately, three US doctors on Friday appealed for physicians to stop prescribing Bextra, another COX-2 painkiller by Pfizer, for the same reason. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041218/bs_afp/ushealthpfizerpharma_041218133805

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US drug giant Pfizer said a trial had found a sharp rise in heart attacks for patients using its blockbuster Celebrex arthritis and pain medicine but it would not immediately withdraw the treatment. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041218/hl_afp/ushealthpfizerpharma_041218090216