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Vioxx news still heating up…

by James on 25 January 2005

News in the Cox-2 category is still heating up.  These were mainly arthritis drugs, although they were being prescribed in some cases for migraine or other types of pain.  Vioxx was the first to get pulled, and now other Cox-2 drugs are under the microscope.  Now that they’re getting so much attention, more studies are [...]

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If not Cox-2, then what?

by James on 27 December 2004

As you may have noticed, there are ads all over the place now promoting alternatives to the Cox-2 inhibitors, such as Vioxx, which have come under fire in the last few months. The traditional NSAIDs, such as Advil, have increasingly concerned consumers because of gastrointestinal problems. This is especially a concern for those with chronic [...]

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