Study Finds High Rate of GI Events when NSAIDs are Used for Arthritis
NSAIDs Gastrointestinal Issues. A large European study has found that at-risk patients taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for arthritis have a high incidence of gastrointestinal issues. The study was conducted by Angel Lanas, MD of the University of Zaragosa School of Medicine in Spain and colleagues. During their 6 … [Read more...] about Study Finds High Rate of GI Events when NSAIDs are Used for Arthritis
Gastrointestinal Events Common in NSAID Use for Arthritis
A European study found gastrointestinal (GI) events continue to be common among patients with rheumatic diseases treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The incidence rate of any GI adverse event was 19 (95% CI 17.3-20.8) per 100 person-years during 6 months' follow-up of patients with osteoarthritis, … [Read more...] about Gastrointestinal Events Common in NSAID Use for Arthritis
Rheumatoid-Arthritis Drugs Infection Risk
Rheumatoid-Arthritis Drugs May Raise Cancer. Some drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, a devastating disease that can deform bone and cause extreme pain, may increase the risk for serious infections and also some cancers in rare cases, according to an analysis of nine studies involving the drugs. But doctors familiar with the … [Read more...] about Rheumatoid-Arthritis Drugs Infection Risk
Jury Rules Against Merck
Americans With Arthritis, Merck Vioxx And Drugs Like It Were A Godsend. The story is about as old as medicine itself. A treatment comes along and offers hope, then something goes wrong. For millions of Americans with arthritis, and other chronic pain, Vioxx and drugs like it were a godsend, for drug companies, too, not to mention … [Read more...] about Jury Rules Against Merck
New Research On Arthritis Drug
Otago University has given health officials new information on an arthritis drug which is under threat of being withdrawn from the market. Its Intensive Medicines Monitoring Programme has completed a study showing patients taking Celebrex have the same risk of heart attack or stroke as those taking the already withdrawn drug … [Read more...] about New Research On Arthritis Drug
Pfizer Pulls Bextra
First, though, there is important medical news that you need to know about. The drugmaker Pfizer is pulling its arthritis painkiller Bextra off the market. The Food and Drug Administration asked for the recall. The FDA also called for the strongest possible warning on Pfizer's other big arthritis painkiller, Celebrex. Our medical … [Read more...] about Pfizer Pulls Bextra
Arthritis Drug Linked to Deaths
Arthritis Drug's Side Effects. As many as 300 Australians may have died from the side-effects of the arthritis drug Vioxx before it was withdrawn from sale worldwide last October, according to medical estimates. The drug, fast-tracked through clinical approvals in the United States and Australia, was subsequently found to cause … [Read more...] about Arthritis Drug Linked to Deaths
Four Suffer Arthritis After Controversial Treatment
Lyme Disease Vaccine Can Cause Arthritis. Researchers have reported four cases of temporary arthritis they believe are associated with a controversial Lyme disease vaccine. Since the vaccine LYMErix was approved in December 1998, there have been questions about whether it might cause arthritis in some people. … [Read more...] about Four Suffer Arthritis After Controversial Treatment
