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Vioxx and Celebrex Lawsuit News

October 14, 2003 BREAKING NEWS!!

"Celebrex Heart Disease and Cerebrovascular Complication Warning Issued" The October 2003 Federal Government’s Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee bulletin had updated warnings regarding arthritis drug Celebrex and a possible increased risk of heart disease and cerebrovascular complications.

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September 14, 2003 BREAKING NEWS!!

"Vioxx Effectiveness Questioned" With the cost of higher health insurance being a very hot topic in the news, out of pocket prescription drug costs have also been shown to have greatly increased. The main problem with the growth of pharmaceuticals is that consumers and the physicians writing prescriptions are unable to adequately assess which specific drug is more effective than another one. What often ends up happening instead, are the expensive, top-selling drugs are prescribed, irrelevant of how much better the drug works.

Oregon’s state health plan found in 2002 that highly promoted Vioxx worked no better than just over the counter ibuprofen. The cost difference between Vioxx and ibuprofen however is significantly different, with ibuprofens costing as little as 10% of the brand name drugs. The drug companies are paying a lot of money to promote its drugs, though. Merck spent more in 2000 promoting Vioxx than Pepsi or Budweiser spent, totaling $160.8 million for its arthritis drug.

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June 4, 2003

"Vioxx use leads to a kidney transplant for a former Southern Mississippi tailback" Former Southern Mississippi tailback, the only player in history of his school to run for more than 1,000 yards in his first two seasons, has just undergone a kidney transplant. The surgical procedure has put the chances of an NFL career to rest and Nix has had to exchange his football for a dialysis machine.

Nix filed a Vioxx lawsuit and Celebrex lawsuit after alleging the use of the anti-inflammatory drugs prescribed for his sprained ankle led to his need for the kidney transplant. His doctors have said that Vioxx and Celebrex use led to the kidney ailment that causes extreme protein loss called membranous glomerulonephritis, which does not allow the kidney from properly filtering waste from the blood.

Characterized by high blood pressure and fluid retention, Nix fought through the kidney condition and returned for the 2002 season after sitting out for most of 2000 and 2001 recovering. Tests following the 2002 season revealed that Nix’s condition had worsened and that a kidney transplant was necessary.

In addition to the cost of the kidney surgery, Nix will incur thousands of dollars worth of continuing medical care in the future, all because of the use of Vioxx and Celebrex he believes. Vioxx and Celebrex makers continue to maintain the anti-inflammatory is safe.

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June 3, 2003

"Vioxx does not slow Alzheimer’s" According to a large study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, using Vioxx will not help slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease. Earlier studies had indicated using Vioxx may push back the disease so hopeful patients began to take Vioxx just in case. Vioxx has been linked to some serious side effects that have resulted in Vioxx lawsuits being filed. Contact us for more Vioxx lawsuit information.

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