Pfizer defends Bextra and calls it safe

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Pfizer is still adamant that Bextra is a safe drug and the FDA might have committed a grave mistake by banning it. This comes after the FDA found that Vioxx was not a safe drug either, and also put its strongest black box warning on Pfizer's other drug Celebrex. Julie Appleby of the American newspaper USA Today spoke to Pfizer's CEO Hank McKinnell about Bextra, drug prices, pharmaceutical advertising and his book, "A Call to Action: Taking Back Healthcare for Future Generations." It may be reca ... (more)  

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