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The Next Vioxx
Posted By Carsten On 14th December 2004 @ 15:17 In Health Care | 4 Comments
Wait until the lawyers get their hands on this one:
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients who discontinue long-term use of anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen run a higher risk of heart attack for a few weeks immediately afterward, a study said on Monday.
"Our results suggest that abrupt discontinuation of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy may have to be avoided and that physicians should carefully review the disease status and the current medication profile before terminating a therapy" with such drugs, said the study from Switzerland's University Hospital Basel.
Full story at: [1] Reuters
So because these drugs are generic, does that mean the lawyers get to sue everyone that has ever produced these drugs? The hot Vioxx action will be a drop in the bucket compared to this.
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