Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Vioxx and Celebrex (Celecoxib)
On March 11, 2009, Scott S. Reuben, former chief of acute pain at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass., revealed that data for 21 studies he had authored for the efficacy of the drug (along with other such as Vioxx) had been fabricated, the analgesic effects of the drugs being exaggerated. Dr. Reuben was also a former paid spokesperson for Pfizer. The retracted studies were not submitted to either the FDA or the European Union's regulatory agencies prior to the drug's approval
Vioxx and Celebrex were once considered to be safe and effective medications with which to control your aches and pains. It now turns out that they can cause heart attacks.The company made about $30 billion from the drug as of 2006
Linda Thomson (October 28, 2009). "Judge orders Pfizer to pay BYU $852K for suit delays". Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705340277/Judge-orders-Pfizer-to-pay-BYU-852K-for-suit-delays.html.
Saturday, December 05, 2009
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