The pharmaceutical lab Merck withdrew its painkiller Vioxx because it
was found that patients were twice as likely to suffer heart attacks
and strokes.
The New England Journal of Medicine questioned the safety of all COX-
2 inhibitors such as Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex.
On April 7, 2005, Pfizer was forced to recall Bextra and add a strong
warning label to Celebrex due to their risk of heart attack and
stroke.
Originally, we were told that these drugs were a safe solution for
pain without causing stomach discomfort or bleeding like Aspirin
does. Last year, Celebrex was the world's best-selling arthritis drug
making billions of dollars for Pfizer lab. Now all these labs will
have to face many law suits from people whose lives were destroyed or
lost by their drugs.
Accutane has been a controversial acne medication because of the
serious risk of side effects and suicides attributed to it. 2001, A
Congressman expressed his concerns about Accutane following the
suicide of his son who happened to be taking Accutane. There have
been 142 suicides involving Accutane. In addition this drug carries
high risk of deformed babies, miscarriage, premature birth, or death
of the baby, plus severe liver damage has been reported. Amazingly
this drug keeps being prescribed.
I could go on and on listing drugs that have been recalled after
causing life threatening diseases or deaths.
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