OTC Painkillers May Increase Heart Attack or Stroke Risk
Risk of heart attack and stroke. One of the most common over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers is ibuprofen, with brand names such as Advil and Aleve. However, researchers have warned against its risk of heart attack and stroke for some time. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to relieve pain from various … [Read more...] about OTC Painkillers May Increase Heart Attack or Stroke Risk
Acetaminophen Deadly Skin Disorders
Acetaminophen May Cause Serious Skin Disorders. Federal regulators just issued a warning concerning acetaminophen’s (commonly found in Tylenol and other painkillers) ties to a rare, but potentially fatal skin disorder that is signaled, in early stages, with rash and blistering. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) … [Read more...] about Acetaminophen Deadly Skin Disorders
New Study Warns of Increased Bleeding Risk In Patients with Combined Use of Antidepressants and NSAIDs
Results of a new study from a research team in Korea indicate that the combined use of antidepressants and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), a common form of painkiller, is associated with an increased risk of intracranial bleeding. The authors write that the increased risk can occur soon after the combined use of the … [Read more...] about New Study Warns of Increased Bleeding Risk In Patients with Combined Use of Antidepressants and NSAIDs
Pain Relievers Heart and Stroke Dangers
The Risk of Pain Relievers, Warned by FDA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that common painkillers like Motrin, Aleve, and Advil can increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke. These popular painkillers-nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-are available in both prescription and over-the-counter formulas and … [Read more...] about Pain Relievers Heart and Stroke Dangers
FDA Orders Stronger Warnings of Heart and Stroke Risks with Common Pain Relievers
After reviewing new safety information, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested drug makers to strengthen warnings that common painkillers like Motrin, Aleve, and Advil can increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke. These painkillers—nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs—are widely used in both prescription and … [Read more...] about FDA Orders Stronger Warnings of Heart and Stroke Risks with Common Pain Relievers
Darvon, Darvocet Pulled From Market
Darvon, Darvocet Pulled From Market. The painkillers Darvon and Darvocet (propoxyphene) are being pulled from the market today because of their association with serious or even fatal heart rhythm abnormalities. The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is also asking the manufacturers of generic propoxyphene-containing products to … [Read more...] about Darvon, Darvocet Pulled From Market
FDA Panel Votes To Remove Two Popular Painkillers
FDA Eliminate Two Popular Painkillers. A government panel voted that two popular prescription painkillers be taken off of the market because of their alleged impact in dangerous, sometimes fatal, overdoses. The Associated Press reported that Vicodin and Percocet, which are combined with the popular medication acetaminophen, … [Read more...] about FDA Panel Votes To Remove Two Popular Painkillers
Pfizer Bextra, Celebrex Settlement
Pfizer Bextra, Celebrex Settlement. Pfizer has reached a tentative agreement to settle lawsuits involving its Bextra and Celebrex painkillers for $894 million. If it goes forward, the Pfizer Bextra and Celebrex settlement will resolve roughly 90 percent of the personal injury lawsuits the company faces because of the … [Read more...] about Pfizer Bextra, Celebrex Settlement
Celebrex, Bextra Settlements Negotiation
Pfizer Celebrex, Bextra Settlements. Celebrex and Bextra maker Pfizer Inc. has begun to settle injury claims against the painkillers. It is estimated that between 7,000 and 9,000 Celebrex and Bextra cases have been filed by people who claim the defective painkillers caused heart attacks and strokes. According to a report in Friday's … [Read more...] about Celebrex, Bextra Settlements Negotiation
Celebrex May Cause Heart Arrhythmias
Celebrex May Cause Heart Arrhythmias. Research on fruit flies and rats has found that COX-2 inhibitors, a class of painkillers that includes Celecoxib (brand name Celebrex) and the ill-fated Vioxx, can cause heart arrhythmias. Since Vioxx was pulled from the market several years ago after being linked to heart attacks, research on … [Read more...] about Celebrex May Cause Heart Arrhythmias
Study Links Painkillers to High Cholesterol Levels
Painkillers May Cause High Cholesterol Levels. A new study published last month in the journal Arthritis Research & Therapy sheds new light on why the class of painkillers known as COX-2 inhibitors may lead to an increased incidence of heart attacks. Researchers at Winthrop-University Hospital in Long Island have … [Read more...] about Study Links Painkillers to High Cholesterol Levels
How Dangerous is Tainted Painkillers
Unlike the e-coli-tainted spinach that sickened 200 people and caused three deaths this fall, this week’s metal-tainted acetaminophen outbreak appears to have harmed no one. Even so, the Perrigo Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of generic over-the-counter drugs, isn’t taking any chances. At a cost of a reported $2.9 … [Read more...] about How Dangerous is Tainted Painkillers
FDA to Ban Pain Drug
FDA to Ban Pain Drug. Darvon, Darvocet and related painkillers were associated with the deaths of at least 2,110 people between 1981 and 1999, critics said Tuesday in asking the government to ban the drugs. Several hundred more people have died accidentally after taking the drugs each year since then, Public Citizen’s Health … [Read more...] about FDA to Ban Pain Drug
SEC Asks For Pfizer Documents
Pfizer Painkillers Documents. Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker, said the Securities and Exchange Commission has requested documents about its Cox-2 class of painkillers. In its quarterly filing submitted to the regulator today, the company didn't say when the SEC made its request. New York-based Pfizer earlier received a … [Read more...] about SEC Asks For Pfizer Documents
New Study Links Common Painkillers with Heart-Attack Risk
Painkillers May Increase The Risk Of Heart Attack According To A Research. Ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) may increase the risk of heart attack, according to research published in this week's BMJ. Patients should not stop taking the drugs involved, the authors caution, but further … [Read more...] about New Study Links Common Painkillers with Heart-Attack Risk
Link Between Painkillers and Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
Study Reveals Painkillers Ibuprofen Or Aspirin May Raise The Risk Of Breast Cancer. A study published in the released on May 31, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that long-term use of ibuprofen or aspirin may raise the risk of breast cancer in women. This surprising finding has no biological explanation and … [Read more...] about Link Between Painkillers and Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
Fresh Warning Issued For Painkillers
Painkillers Increased Risk Of Heart Attack. Health officials have signalled that a popular group of painkillers may be taken off the market because of the increased risk of heart attack and stroke. After reviewing the cardiovascular safety of the Cox-2 inhibitors, Celebrex, Arcoxia, Mobic, Bextra and Dynastat, Ministry of Health … [Read more...] about Fresh Warning Issued For Painkillers
Painkillers Likely To Be Removed From Market
Painkillers Removed From Market. Doctors who authored a sweeping series of studies summarizing the dangers of the painkilling drugs called COX-2 inhibitors say all of the medications are at risk of being removed from the market. With Wednesday's opening of a three-day Food and Drug Administration meeting that will weigh … [Read more...] about Painkillers Likely To Be Removed From Market
Study: 3 Painkillers’ Heart Risk
Painkillers' Heart Risk. A new study has linked painkillers Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra to increased cardiovascular risk, reinforcing findings of other trials that have already sparked concern over the safety of a popular category of drugs. Vioxx and Celebrex increased patients' risk of heart attack and stroke by about 20 percent … [Read more...] about Study: 3 Painkillers’ Heart Risk
Studies Expand Warnings on Painkillers
Painkillers Risk Of Heart Attacks And Strokes. Two studies released today have turned up new evidence that all of the popular arthritis painkillers known as COX-2 inhibitors may put users at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes. The first of the two papers published online by the journal Circulation found that patients who … [Read more...] about Studies Expand Warnings on Painkillers
Aleve Ingredient Joins Painkillers Linked to Risks
Aleve Painkillers Linked to Risks. The epidemic of bad news about the potential risks of popular anti-inflammatory medications expanded yesterday as federal officials announced that naproxen, a painkiller sold by prescription and also over the counter as Aleve, might increase people's risk of having a heart attack or … [Read more...] about Aleve Ingredient Joins Painkillers Linked to Risks
Painkillers Blamed For Infertility
Painkillers Can Cause Infertility. Women who want to become pregnant have been warned not to take the popular pain drugs Celebrex and Vioxx because of emerging evidence that they can cause temporary infertility. Rob Norman, an Adelaide IVF specialist, said the drugs could prevent ovulation or delay it until the egg was no longer … [Read more...] about Painkillers Blamed For Infertility
Painkillers Link To Miscarriages
Painkillers Increase Risk Of Miscarriage. Common painkillers like Advil or aspirin can increase the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women by as much as 80 percent, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in today's British Medical Journal. But some physicians said that startling finding should be viewed with … [Read more...] about Painkillers Link To Miscarriages
How Safe Are the New COX-2 Painkillers
Are COX-2 Painkillers Safe? Michael Castellino is one of approximately 33 million people who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) like ibuprofen and diclofenac for pain (in his case, for osteoarthritis). "I can't live without my meds, but it was getting that I couldn't live with them either," says the … [Read more...] about How Safe Are the New COX-2 Painkillers
