Show 1061: Which Popular Drugs Can Do Unexpected Harm?

Published: Dec. 9, 2016, 2:53 a.m.

Occasionally a medication that has been on the market for some time is found to do unexpected harm. That happened with Vioxx, and led researchers to take a closer look at all NSAIDS. A large trial showed that the NSAID pain reliever celecoxib (Celebrex) is no worse than naproxen in raising the risk of heart attacks. […]