Celebrex Has Lower Risk Of Death Than Vioxx Or NSAIDs In CHF Patients, Study Says
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The study in the British Medical Journal finds risk of death and recurrent congestive heart failure higher in patients on Vioxx or NSAIDs than Celebrex. A second study in the same issue finds "significantly increased" risk of myocardial infarction in patients using Vioxx, diclofenac or ibuprofen, but not Celebrex or naproxen.