More news on Celebrex -- not making this stuff up Posted by Rob at 04/29/06 06:39 PM

The NY Times reports that Pfizer is starting up print ads for Celebrex after more than a year.

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Two News Reports Make Me Go "Humm?" Posted by Rob at 04/21/06 03:34 PM

Just one year after the FDA issued a warning about heart risks associated with the drug Celebrex -- and on the same day another jury made a big award against Merck for the drug Vioxx -- Pfizer announces sales of Celebrex are up 19 percent.

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Shocking News Part II: Drug Studies Choose Study Sponsor's Drugs Posted by Rob at 04/12/06 01:19 PM

Unfortunately, I'm not feeling particularly shocked to learn about a new analysis showing that, in head-to-head trials of drugs, the studies conclude that the best drug happens to be the drug made by the study's sponsor. The findings again raise the question of whether we can count on drug companies to provide physicians, the public, or even the FDA with unbiased information when the financial success of their medicine is at stake.

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Doctor sues Merck for Vioxx after heart attack Posted by Rob at 04/02/06 10:31 AM

A story on Bloomberg.com spotlights how a doctor's personal experience with adverse side effects opened his eyes to the problems of drug company marketing.

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