When Cox-2 inhibitors first came on the market there was almost euphoria. Finally, those patients with chronic pain and in need of anti-inflammatory medication have a safer alternative to the "old" anti-inflammatory drugs such as Motrin and Naprosyn--drugs that carried with them an increased risk of hospitalization and even death due to bleeding ulcers.
Unfortunately, researchers began to find that the Cox-2 inhibitors could in some cases be linked to heart attack and/or stroke. This...
When Cox-2 inhibitors first came on the market there was almost euphoria: Finally, those patients with chronic pain and in need of... Read more »
A couple of months back I wrote a post discussing the concerns I and many others have regarding the return of severe gastrointestinal side... Read more »
A couple of months back I wrote a blog discussing the concerns I and many others have regarding the return of severe gastrointestinal side... Read more »
See Part I of this series for more Q&A from Dr. Eisner The arthritis in my knee has been acting up lately. A rheumatologist... Read more »
Merck, the manufacturer of Vioxx recently announced that preliminary analyses of its MEDAL (Multinational Etoricoxib and Diclofenac... Read more »
This is a study to determine the positive and negative aspects of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor golimumab in patients who have ulcerative... Read more »
U.S. and Canadian researchers have discovered why COX-2 inhibitors like Celebrex cause blood-pressure and heart problems. The researchers also found... Read more »
A new study on the COX-2 inhibitor Arcoxia is intensifying worries about the drug's safety. Though researchers found that the new drug had similar... Read more »
GlaxoSmithKline is conducting a clinical trial to see if its investigational drug, a COX-2 inhibitor called GW406381, is safe and effective. This... Read more »
This is a study to find out if an investigational drug called GW406381 can help people with rheumatoid arthritis. This international study is... Read more »
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