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Stop Being poisoned By Over-the-Counter Drugs
The pharmaceutical lab Merck withdrew its painkiller Vioxx because it
was found that patients were twice as likely to suffer heart attacks and strokes. The New England Journal of Medicine questioned the safety of all COX-2 inhibitors such as Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex. On April 7, 2005, Pfizer was forced to recall Bextra and add a strong warning label to Celebrex due to their risk of heart attack and stroke. Originally, we were told that these drugs were a safe solution for pain without causing stomach discomfort or bleeding like Aspirin does. Last year, Celebrex was the world's best-selling arthritis drug making billions of dollars for Pfizer lab. Now all these labs will have to face many law suits from people whose lives were destroyed or lost by their drugs. Accutane has been a controversial acne medication because of the serious risk of side effects and suicides attributed to it. 2001, A Congressman expressed his concerns about Accutane following the suicide of his son who happened to be taking Accutane. There have been 142 suicides involving Accutane. In addition this drug carries high risk of deformed babies, miscarriage, premature birth, or death of the baby, plus severe liver damage has been reported. Amazingly this drug keeps being prescribed. I could go on and on listing drugs that have been recalled after causing life threatening diseases or deaths. http://herbalwthy.blogspot.com/# |
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Stop Being poisoned By Over-the-Counter Drugs
wrote in message ups.com... The pharmaceutical lab Merck withdrew its painkiller Vioxx ... The New England Journal of Medicine questioned the safety of all COX-2 inhibitors such as Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex.... Accutane ... None of these are Over-the-Counter Drugs. This would have been a more helpful message if it were about the dangers of OTC drugs like "Benadryl" and "Tylenol". Take for example this blog note: http://www.healthvoices.com/blog/dr_...ay_as_a_doctor I do not have a similar note about Benadryl (http://scienceblogs.com/moleculeofth...dryl_to_pr.php )... but it also can kill if too much is taken. Of course the same can be said for breathing in the fumes from spray cans or drinking too much water. Just don't assume that something that can be bought without a prescription is safe. |
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