Much attention was given to the withdrawal of Vioxx from the marketplace when evidence of potential injury to the cardiovascular system was documented several years ago. A group of cardiologists has issued a statement suggesting that opiate analgesics may be preferable to nonsteroidals (anti-inflammatory medications used routinely in osteoarthritis and other forms of inflammatory arthritis), and this has generated much controversy within the rheumatology community.
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