FDA orders Pfizer to pull Bextra off the market...breaking CNN

[ElsewheresDaughter]

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. Uhoh...

This is gonna drag the overall market down.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. They mentioned some sort of fatal skin condition...

...that can be caused by Bextra.

On edit: I found this:

http://www.fightingforyou.com/skin-conditions-sc-228-146.html

Increased Risk of Serious Skin Conditions
The manufacturers of Bextra and the FDA have issued advisories to doctors about Bextra's potential skin-related side effects since 2002. In November of 2002, the FDA reported that it had received about 20 reports of such skin conditions, including reports of Stevens Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. Recently, more serious warnings have been issued, leading to Bextra receiving a "black box" label for risk factor for causing these severe skin conditions.
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Jesus... anyone know if nostamj was taking this for the pains he complained of in his last post???:wow:

More form the link above:

In the wake of Vioxx's removal from the marketplace in September 2004, Bextra came under increased scrutiny. Pfizer issued a warning to doctors on October 15, 2004, stating that not only did Bextra cause severe skin-related side effects such as Stevens Johnson Syndrome, but it did so more often than any other COX-2 inhibitor. In addition, Pfizer warned that the risk of developing these conditions was greatest within the first two weeks of using Bextra.

On December 9, the FDA announced that Bextra would carry a "black box" label to warn consumers and doctors of the risk of potentially fatal skin reactions. A "black box" label is the strongest warning the FDA can give without actually recalling a drug from the marketplace. WebMD has stated that, "As of November 2004, the FDA had received reports of 87 cases in the U.S. of severe skin reactions in association with Bextra…of these 87 cases, four died."

[Options Remain]

3. fuck

this is the only medication that allows my wife to function.

can we move the year out of suck now. I've had enough.

[ooglymoogly]

7. that does suck

i hope you can find a substitute.

[ET Awful]

4. Pfizer must not have gotten their bribe payment in on time. n/t

[Avalux]

5. Knew it was coming

Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra were heralded as breakthrough pain relief for millions of arthritic seniors - drugs they could take long term without worry of causing GI problems.

The pharmaceutical cos. pressured the FDA for their approval because of the sheer profit from these drugs. The clinical trials showed no superiority in pain management over common drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen and tylenol. The adverse events, although reported to the FDA, were ignored and/or considered insignificant. Their goal to come up with pain medications that could be taken daily for years without problems failed and unfortunately killed and injured innocent people.

IMHO, criminal charges should be brought against the FDA.

[indepat]

6. Timing is everything: Oh luck me, I bought 100 s/s Pfizer yesterday

[gratuitous]

8. The FDA ordered Pfizer?

Just a second -- who's in charge here? The government of the people or the pharmaceutical companies? Well, I'm sure that once Chimpy gets back from his Excellent Italian Excursion (Why isn't anybody speaking American?), he'll get this squared away toot freakin' sweet.