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Vioxx and Celebrex were widely overprescribed to people who did not need these drugs

Friday, February 04, 2005
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The painkillers Vioxx and Celebrex, designed to be used by people at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding, were commonly prescribed for people who did not need these drugs, leading to questions of why doctors prescribed them so much. This is particularly disturbing after research that has shown that these two drugs increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.

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