The Next Vioxx
Tuesday, December 14th, 2004 at 3:17 pm
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: 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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I actually don’t see too much happening here. This is the first study showing risks, and only under certain circumstances (abrupt discontinuation). With Merck, there was a lot of suppressed evidence and ignored warnings.
Still, I’m sure some ambulance chasers will jump on this one.