GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc.'s pain reliever Celebrex should be approved for treating rheumatoid arthritis in children despite uncertainty about the risks of long-term use, U.S.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new study gives some reassurance to arthritis sufferers who want pain relief but are worried about side effects. It finds that Celebrex, a drug similar to ones withdrawn 12 years ...

Back in 2004, a popular arthritis drug called Vioxx was pulled off the market when studies showed daily long-term use could increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death. “This was one of the ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Pfizer Inc. should get American approval to market its Celebrex arthritis-pain pill for use in children because the benefits outweigh the risks, a Food and Drug Administration ...

NEW ORLEANS – Pfizer Inc's Celebrex arthritis drug was shown to be at least as safe as the widely used prescription-strength versions of painkillers ibuprofen and naproxen, and does not appear to ...

NEW ORLEANS — A new study gives some reassurance to arthritis sufferers who want pain relief but are worried about side effects. It finds that Celebrex, a drug similar to ones withdrawn 12 years ago ...

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Two of the most widely used new drugs for arthritis may increase a patient’s risk of heart attack and stroke and probably should not be used by people who already are at high risk for cardiovascular ...

BOSTON — The blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex doesn’t protect the stomach from dangerous bleeding ulcers as well as thought, a study published today suggests. Celebrex and two similar new ...

Confronting the drug safety debate head-on, Pfizer will advertise its pain pill Celebrex to consumers for the first time in two years. The medicine, along with rival Vioxx from Merck , became a poster ...

Safety concerns about Celebrex may have been unfounded: A new study finds it's no riskier for the heart than some other prescription pain pills. NEW ORLEANS — A new study gives some reassurance to ...