10 Voters on Panel Backing Pain Pills Had Industry Ties
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10 of the 32 members of an advisory panel that recently voted in favor of advising the Food and Drug Administration to allow the sale of painkillers Celebrex, Bextra and Vioxx have had previous relationships with the pharmaceutical industry.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2005
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Pfizer Warns of Risks From Its Painkiller
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Pfizer has warned that its arthritis medication Bextra, like Merck's Vioxx, may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
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