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Vioxx
and Celebrex In The Media
Two
of the most widely used new drugs for arthritis may
increase a patient's risk of heart attack and stroke
and probably should not be used by people who already
are at high risk for cardiovascular problems, researchers
from the Cleveland Clinic report today.
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9904/20/celebrex.deaths.03/
CHICAGO,
IL -- Jan. 4, 1999 -- The United States Food and Drug
Administration has approved G.D. Searle & Co.'s
and Pfizer Inc.'s Celebrex (celecoxib) for relief
of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA) and
adult rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/d8da6.htm
FDA
today approved Celebrex for a new indication - as
the first drug treatment aimed at reducing the number
of intestinal polyps in patients with a rare genetic
disorder called familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/ANS00992.html
Additional
Vioxx and Celebrex Information
You
might expect the makers of COX-2 selective drugs,
Celebrex and Vioxx, to report on advantages over older
NSAIDS (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) for
the treatment of arthritis. Instead of merely challenging
the older NSAIDS, Celebrex and Vioxx are battling
each other.
http://arthritis.about.com/library/weekly/aa062900a.htm
On
Thursday December 31, 1998, the United States Food
and Drug Administration approved Celebrex(TM), (generic:
Celecoxib) for the relief of the signs and symptoms
of osteoarthritis and adult rheumatoid arthritis.
http://arthritis.about.com/library/weekly/aa010399.htm
Additional
Resources
ArthritisSupport.com
serves arthritis sufferers and those close to them
by focusing on three primary objectives: 1) reporting
the latest news 2) making top quality nutritional
supplements available at manufacturer direct low prices
3) donating profits from each purchase to Arthritis
research.
http://www.arthritissupport.com/track/ABOUT/RTABOUT1l.cfm
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The
official FDA website includes information on medically-related
news, medical devices, animal drugs, human drugs,
biologics. For Celebrex information, scroll to the
bottom, click on the "search" bottom, wait
for the next web page, and then type in "Celebrex"
and hit return.
http://www.fda.gov/
The
CELEBREX Web site provides online source of information
about CELEBREX and relief from the pain and inflammation
associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
http://www.celebrex.com/
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