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Celebrex, other COX-2 drugs being cast off

March 9, 2005

According to a Spine-health.com poll, nearly two-thirds of patients who were taking a COX-2 inhibitor, which includes Celebrex, Bextra and Vioxx, prior to the September 2004 Vioxx recall and Celebrex and Bextra adverse cardiovascular studies that followed in the months after are no longer taking the medications.

The poll included 375 back pain patients who were taking Celebrex, Bextra or Vioxx before the heart attack and stroke risks were linked to COX-2 drugs. Of the 375 COX-2 drug patients, just 36 percent said they were still taking one of the drugs. Forty-two percent of the patients polled switched from Celebrex, Bextra or Vioxx to other pain medications, nine percent switched to non-drug pain relievers and a surprising 13 percent are not taking any medication until they are able to better assess safety information.

Though an FDA advisory panel voted, allowing Celebrex to remain on the market, the panel also said the drug should carry a strong warning of heart attack and stroke risks. Many doctors and patients hoped the information regarding the use of Celebrex and other COX-2 drugs would be clearer following the three-day meeting.

 

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