Pfizer Inc's Celebrex arthritis drug was shown to be at least as safe as the widely used prescription-strength versions of painkillers ibuprofen and naproxen, and does not appear to cause heart ...

Pfizer has revived TV advertising for its arthritis painkiller Celebrex with a bracing animated spot (pictured at left) that hammers away at problems with alternative pills, such as prescription ...

Sept. 12, 2006 — -- The painkiller Celebrex may be safe for some patients who suffer from chronic bone and joint pain, even though similar drugs come with dangerous side effects, according to ...

Celebrex study shows less risk to heart health than expected 02:02. Researchers spent a decade studying an arthritis drug to see if it causes heart problems.. Now the results are in. Sixty-four ...

When Celebrex was approved, it was seen as a potential breakthrough because it seemed less likely to cause gastrointestinal pain than older painkillers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration put ...

Celebrex sales are off more than 40% for the first nine months of this year, and Pfizer is also watching as Merck parries patient lawsuits, the first batch of what could be many for all of the cox ...

Of the study patients receiving Celebrex, about 5 percent had recurrent bleeding during the six months of research, compared with about 6.5 percent for those getting diclofenac and Prilosec.

An Aug. 22 story incorrectly said that in a study of the painkiller Vioxx, patients were also allowed to take aspirin to help prevent heart attacks and strokes. It was a study of Celebrex, a ...