| In an attempt to replace its blockbuster painkilling drug | | | | related to heart disease, sudden death, stroke, and |
| Vioxx, Merk & Co. has released the new drug | | | | blood clots more than 2X the traditional NAISD |
| Arcoxia. The new drug however, is receiving bad | | | | naproxen. |
| reviews from many doctors who say that the drugs | | | | The new study on Arcoxia involved 34,701 arthritis |
| effectiveness is not worth its approval. Doctors point | | | | patients in the US and 37 other countries. David Gram |
| to three different studies revealed at the American | | | | a Food and Drug Administration drug safety expert |
| Heart Association conference that show Arcoxia | | | | that criticized the FDA’s handling of Vioxx says |
| poses heart risks similar to the drug diclofenac, an | | | | the new research “raises red flags” and |
| older arthritis medication known to raise heart risks. | | | | “There’s no reason to think (Arcoxia) |
| An article posted by the Journal of the American | | | | suffers from the same problem.” |
| Medical Association displays even more bad news for | | | | The good news is there are several other drugs in the |
| Merk and Co. The article questions the cardiovascular | | | | same category as Arcoxia that are proven to be safe |
| safety of the drug diclofenac; the drug doctors say is | | | | however due to the inflated price of the drug |
| comparable to Arcoxia. A Researcher pooled the | | | | companies, they can be come expensive. If you have |
| results from 23 different studies in which people were | | | | a reoccurring prescription for an ailment such as |
| deciding to take an NAISD. The data showed that | | | | arthritis you could spend thousands of dollars filling your |
| diclofenac raised heart risks just as much as low dose | | | | prescription each year. If you would like help locating |
| Vioxx. The only medication with a greater risk was a | | | | these medications at discount prices from 30% to |
| larger dose of Vioxx. | | | | 60% off the standard US cost, go to Freebee has a |
| This is bad news for Merk & Co. who is still reeling | | | | database of foreign pharmacies that allows you to |
| from the affects from the ban of Vioxx from the | | | | locate your discount medication from foreign |
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| that Vioxx raised the risk of multiple cardiovascular | | | | Freebee for more information on how to order from |
| problems such as heart attack, chest pain that was | | | | an online foreign pharmacy. |