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October 2004 - Posts
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Again, the FDA is warning doctors and patients about the risks of drugs that they have previously approved and then later find may have serious or even life-threatening side effects. A few weeks ago it was Vioxx, (surprisingly still no word on Celebrex Read More...
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Friday, October 15, 2004 11:52 AM
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The American College of Emergency Physicians starts its Annual Scientific Assembly this week. I have attended most of them in the last 4-5 years. The great thing is that they offer educational topics that you may not be able to get through other continuing Read More...
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Thursday, October 14, 2004 1:51 PM
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Personally, I had rarely prescribed Vioxx or any of its cox-2 cousins, but I see many patients, especially elderly who are on it. Now Merck finds that it can lead to increased risk of heart attacks and stroke and pulls it from the shelves. This is just Read More...
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Sunday, October 03, 2004 11:15 AM
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