http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=3&u=/ap/20050218/ap_on_he_me/arthritis_drugs_45FDA Panel: Celebrex Should Stay on Market
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) concluded Friday the popular painkiller Celebrex poses an increased risk for heart problems but should remain on the market because the benefits outweighs the dangers.
The FDA (news - web sites)'s arthritis and drug safety advisory committees, concluding three days of meetings to assess the risks of three popular painkillers called Cox-2 inhibitors, were to address Vioxx and Bextra later in the day. All three drugs have been approved for sale by the government.
The advisers also were set to frame recommendations to the FDA about whether further testing is needed for the drugs and any special warnings or limits placed on them.
"We need to find the unique patients that will benefit from this drug and work out what they need to be told," said meeting Chairman Alistair J.J. Wood of Vanderbilt University Medical School.
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They don't have to worry now that the piece of shit presidunce will sign that anti-class action lawsuit crap into law.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/02/18/national/w085348S40.DTLWe wouldn't want to lose anymore jobs. Deaths ok, jobs no.