Celebrex®
(CELECOXIB)
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Pfizer’s Disappointing Prognosis
Investors hope 2006 will be a year of healing for the drugmaker. But the latest earnings are a hard pill to swallow
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Jan. 30, 2006 — There is more evidence that the same embattled prescription pain relievers suspected of raising the risk of heart attack and stroke may also help prevent certain cancers.
In a newly published study, women who took the drugs Celebrex or Vioxx every day for at least two years were found to have a […]
Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its global revenues and profits this year would remain relatively flat but that its profits in 2007 and 2008 would be stronger, fueled by new drug launches and strong sales from many of its existing best-sellers.
An upbeat Hank McKinnell, Pfizer’s chairman and chief executive officer, told industry analysts that the […]
BRAND NAME: Celebrex
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Celecoxib is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is used to treat arthritis, pain, menstrual cramps, and colonic polyps. Prostaglandins are chemicals that are important contributors to the inflammation of arthritis that causes the pain, fever, swelling and tenderness. Celecoxib blocks the enzyme that makes prostaglandins (cyclooxygenase 2), resulting […]
CBS4) There’s more evidence that the same controversial prescription pain relievers, suspected of raising heart attack risk, may actually help prevent certain cancers.
A new study found that women who took the drugs Celebrex or Vioxx every day for two years were up to 71 percent less likely to develop breast cancer.
Other anti-inflammatory pain relievers were […]
Dear Dr. Gott: Several members of my family suffer from osteoarthritis. My sister, brother and I have been using the grape juice and Certo remedy (8 ounces of grape juice with 1 tablespoon Certo) daily. My brother has already stopped taking Celebrex. My question is, is it safe for someone who has had heart bypass […]