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October 02, 2004
Vioxx
Don't know what folks think of how Merck handled this whole thing, and don't feel like commenting myself about it right now without knowing more of the facts, but did want to share a bit of info that might be useful.
Yesterday on the plane I sat next to a clinical endocrinologist and head of the pharmacology committee of a big hospital and he made the following suggestions for anyone currently using Vioxx:
First, if you are a heart patient and taking aspirin, do not replace Vioxx with any other Cox-2 inhibitor drug. It could have much the same effect.
Second, try any of these other drugs for inflamation and pain control but watch for their effect on your stomach: Motrin (still good), Naprosyn, Relafen, or Daypro. There are others but he said most are pretty tough on your stomach.
Finally, of course really ask your doctor about all of this and insist on specifics and detailed information.
I am not a doctor or an authority on any of this at all but he seemed like a great, caring concerned guy.
Posted by johnza at October 2, 2004 10:42 AM
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check out the entry at a penny for about vioxx as well. really interesting. http://www.apennyfor.com/movable_weblog/000538.html
Posted by: johnza at October 2, 2004 06:59 PM
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