Pfizer admits that the Cox-2 drug Bextra is linked to heart problems

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Clinical trials showed heart bypass surgery patients taking Bextra, an anti-inflammatory in the same class as the recently withdrawn drug Vioxx, had a higher risk of stroke and heart attack. It was already known that Bextra can cause a rare, but sometimes fatal, skin disorder called Stevens-Johnson syndrome to note that cases of the condition are being seen more often with Bextra than with other drugs in the same class. Warnings about this have been recently updated. Bextra is approved to treat ... (more)  

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