Study on Vioxx Users
Experts stated that 25 mgs has been the recommended dosage for long-term use for Vioxx. Research showed 50 mg dosages were not any more effective at helping with chronic pain than the lower doses. Higher doses also contributed to an increased risk of heart attacks.
Since 1992, red flags have been raised over the high dosages and dangerous side effects associated with Vioxx.
High dose-Vioxx has been linked to a variety of health conditions such as congestive heart failure, heart attacks, raised blood pressure and a growing number of cases of edema, a swelling found in the arms or legs that can weigh heavily on the heart.
Other conditions related to high dose Vioxx include stress on the kidney, which causes fluid retention, edema and elevated blood pressure.
Some doctors are against prescribing Vioxx to patients who are in the high-risk category for developing high blood pressure, due to the likelihood the drug could cause a rise in blood pressure. On the contrary, other doctors continue to downplay the drug's ability to induce negative side effects such as edema, hypertension and heart failure.
EurekAlert July 13, 2004
If you follow this site regularly, I discussed this connection between heart disease and Vioxx when it was first published by the National Academy of Sciences. Although drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex may actually seem to work, but patients pay a huge price, both economically and physically. Do you really want to trade joint pain for a heart attack?
And, besides, the market for analgesics is about $10 BILLION dollars per year.
That is one big number.
That's why these are important drugs to watch. It is important to remember that anytime you are dealing with numbers that large there will inevitably be corruption, greed and negative influences that are a part of the story if drugs are involved.
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