Injury News

By Marilynn Marchione, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Getting a headache trying to choose a painkiller?
The government’s advice is to take the lowest possible dose for the shortest possible time, and talk with your doctor about what’s best for you.
No medicine is without risk, but nonprescription pain pills appear safe when taken at the suggested dose [...]

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By: Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif.
With prescription drugs Vioxx and Bextra already pulled from the market, a study has raised disturbing questions about the heart safety of long-term use of over-the-counter pain relievers such as Advil, Motrin and Aleve.
Smokers in Norway who took such drugs for at least six months had twice the risk of [...]

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FDA advisers unanimously voted that Celebrex increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. The advisers recommended the arthritis medicine carry the FDA’s most severe warning, known as a black box.
In response to the FDA panel meeting, Pfizer Inc. said it will no longer attempt to prove its drug has a heart benefit and [...]

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Source: PR Newswire
Pfizer, the world’s largest drugmaker, today said the National Institutes of Health has reported in an Alzheimer’s Disease prevention study that there was no increased cardiovascular risk seen in elderly patients taking its blockbuster arthritis and pain relief drug Celebrex (400 mg daily) for up to three years.
However, the NIH on Monday said [...]

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