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Health Plan Bans Cox-2 Painkiller

A large US managed health care organization, Kaiser Permanente, has banned the dispensing of the Cox-2 inhibitor arthritis painkiller Bextra, because it may heighten the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Full Article: http://www.healthtalk.ca/vioxx_bextra_012905_37883.php

Posted by Chad Fennell on January 29, 2005 11:24 AM |

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