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10 Painkiller Facts Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About
By now you know that the painkiller Vioxx is deadly. That wasn’t always the case.
Prior to its release, The New York Times told patients that, “Two large drug companies say they have developed a new class of drugs that can relieve pain and inflammation without the gastrointestinal side effects of current drugs.” Advertising in disguise, the new pain killers were positioned as safer alternatives for the 13 million Americans who take Tylenol and non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, naproxen and dicolfenac.
The article cleverly pointed out that among NSAID users, “76,000 are hospitalized each year for ulcers caused by the drugs, and about 7,600 die from those ulcers. About one in three people who take the drugs for long periods ends up with gastrointestinal bleeding. The large studies have found no such complications with the new drugs.” In 2004, FDA scientist Dr. Graham testified that Vioxx elicited 55,000 premature deaths from heart attacks and stroke during its reign as "the safer alternative." That’s the equivalent of the Twin Towers tragedy happening 18 times!
Where’s the war on painkillers? Where were the doctors to warn patients?
Today, a barrage of pain med are still on the market, which carry serious risks to the entire family. Here are 10 facts your doctor doesn’t know about:
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