Will FDA Ban All Cox-2 Painkillers?

As you probably know, the FDA is holding a meeting in order to make the decision that will affect a huge number of people with chronic pain.

Prescription painkillers such as Vioxx and Celebrex have been shown in many reports to have probable causes of many hear failures. Since the removal of Vioxx from the market in late 2004, many cases have been brought into public attention, not to mention studies that appear to
have been shoved into filing cabinets at the FDA. Some employees were made to be afraid of termination if they fought the approval of certain drugs, so some relevant but unpublished clinical studies appear to have been made worthless by politics.

I am partially happy because the FDA may ban the whole Cox-2 class of prescription painkillers. However, many users of these drugs have gone as far as to step up to the podium at the FDA, pleading for access to the drugs. One woman even said she was willing to sign an agreement
saying that she was aware of the potentially fatal risks.

So, in addition to the Cox-2 ban being a good move, it will also leave many patients crippled; unable to live their lives as they could with medications like Vioxx and Celebrex.

I hope the FDA can arrange it so people will have access to these dangerous prescription painkillers, but they must have doctor approval and must sign an agreement that puts all responsibility for risk on themselves.

...just my two cents.

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