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Warfarin plus painkiller ups gastric bleeding risk
• Drug Abuse • Jan 25 05
People taking the blood-thinner warfarin and a COX-2 type of painkiller are at heightened risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, a population-based study indicates.
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Scientists give more evidence of Vioxx heart risks
• Drug Abuse • Jan 25 05
Vioxx, the painkiller recalled last September because of safety concerns, may have caused up to 140,000 cases of serious heart disease in the United…
US warns about risks of Boehringer AIDS drug
• Drug Abuse • Jan 19 05
U.S. health officials on Wednesday warned the public they had received reports of liver toxicity and deaths related to Boehringer Ingelheim’s AIDS drug, Viramune.
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More evidence found of painkiller heart risks
• Drug Abuse • Jan 18 05
More evidence of how painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors can raise the risk of heart disease was published Monday, showing Pfizer Inc.‘s Bextra can triple…
Most medicines carry risks
• Drug Abuse • Jan 13 05
Few health issues have been more confusing than the barrage of news reports over the past three months linking popular pain relievers -Vioxx, Celebrex,…
New warnings added to US group’s drug safety site
• Drug Abuse • Jan 13 05
Consumer watchdog group Public Citizen expanded its drug safety Web site worstpills.org on Wednesday to include more warnings about side effects, drug interactions and…
Rx Drug Errors Spike at Start of the Month
• Drug Abuse • Jan 07 05
For many people, particularly the elderly, the sick, and the poor, the beginning of the month means more money in one’s pocket. The influx…
Statin use may slightly impair brain function
• Drug Abuse • Jan 04 05
The results of a new study suggest that treatment with a cholesterol-lowering statin called simvastatin (Zocor) may have small negative effects on brain function.
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Oral drug curbs chronic hand dermatitis
• Drug Abuse • Dec 30 04
Alitretinoin, a pill, reduces the symptoms of chronic hand dermatitis that doesn’t respond to conventional therapy, German researchers report.
“Few effective treatment options are…
Methotrexate in early pregnancy may not cause defects
• Drug Abuse • Dec 29 04
Methotrexate is a potent drug that induces abortion at high doses, and is used at low doses to treat conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. There…
Germany tells some patients to stop using Celebrex
• Drug Abuse • Dec 20 04
Germany’s drug regulator on Monday told patients with cardiovascular risks to stop using Pfizer’s arthritis drug Celebrex after new data emerged linking it to…
Celebrex trial stopped after heart attacks
• Drug Abuse • Dec 17 04
A government-sponsored trial of Pfizer Inc.‘s blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex for preventing tumors was halted after patients taking the medicine had more than twice…
Doctors say avoid Pfizer’s Bextra - medical journal
• Drug Abuse • Dec 17 04
Doctors writing in a prominent medical journal on Friday recommended that physicians stop prescribing Pfizer Inc.‘s Bextra painkiller, just as a large study found…
Wide range of drugs abused by elite athletes
• Drug Abuse • Dec 10 04
Steroids, stimulants, hormones, blood boosters and even insulin have been combined in potentially life-threatening cocktails by elite track athletes, according to evidence collected…
Arizona lawsuit blames Zicam spray for loss of smell
• Drug Abuse • Dec 07 04
Users of the nasal spray Zicam Cold Remedy have filed a proposed class action lawsuit, claiming the popular over-the-counter product robbed them of their…
At F.D.A., Strong Drug Ties and Less Monitoring
• Drug Abuse • Dec 05 04
When federal drug officials suspected in 1992 that a popular allergy pill might cause heart problems, they turned to their own scientists. Their trial…
California drug offenders lapse despite rehab
• Drug Abuse • Nov 26 04
A groundbreaking California program designed to get drug abusers the medical help they need and alleviate strain on the state’s prison system faced challenges…
Bayer delayed warning on cholesterol drug
• Drug Abuse • Nov 22 04
Bayer AG may have known its withdrawn cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol caused a high rate of a serious muscle condition more than a year before…
Vitamin E in high doses called unsafe
• Drug Abuse • Nov 11 04
New study finds increased risk of dying, though critics say data analysis is flawed
High doses of vitamin E, which millions of…
Lawyers to meet next week on Merck’s Vioxx - NYT
• Drug Abuse • Nov 05 04
Drugs giant Merck & Co. which pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from shelves in September, is about to become the target of hundreds of…
Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction
• Drug Abuse • Oct 28 04
Many people view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem. Parents, teens, older adults, and other members of the community tend to…
Anesthesiologists Vulnerable to Drug Abuse
• Drug Abuse • Oct 28 04
Drug abuse among some anesthesiologists may be linked to exposure to low doses of powerful anesthetic drugs administered intravenously to surgery patients, according to…
20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors
• Drug Abuse • Oct 26 04
Medical errors are one of the Nation’s leading causes of death and injury. A recent report by the Institute of Medicine estimates that as…
Treatment may worsen head injury outcome
• Drug Abuse • Oct 08 04
Steroids are widely used to treat people who suffer severe head injury, but a new study indicates that the therapy does more harm than…
Experts raise questions about Vioxx decision
• Drug Abuse • Oct 07 04
Two leading heart experts called for urgent investigations on Wednesday into whether all painkilling drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors may raise the risk of…