Celebrex Class Action Suits Regaining Power For The People

The first Celebrex class action suit to be filed isonce the medication has been stopped.
believed to be the one submitted in Illinois, inIt is a similar argument that has been used in
December 2004. That same month, Pfizerkeeping Celebrex on the market - that the side
announced that a recently performed clinical trialeffects encountered by some should not deny
revealed that those taking Celebrex were atothers the benefits that the drug has to offer.
increased risk - over two times that incurred byUsed commonly as an anti-inflammatory and
taking a placebo - of experiencing a majorpainkiller for conditions such as arthritis, it is
cardiovascular episode. It would seem that theunderstandable that this would be an attractive
Illinois class action suit will be only the first ofdrug to many. But surely not when the side
many. And yet Celebrex remains on the market.effect price is so high.
Most drugs that we take are liable to have a wideRigorous clinical trials are performed on drugs
range of potential side effects, most of which thebefore they reach the marketplace, but even
majority of patients will never experience. Forthese cannot predict all the various implications of
liability purposes, pharmaceutical companies print allusing a drug in longevity. But it seems that there
conceivable side effects on their informationalare too many highly effective drugs available
literature, and reading these before taking atoday that cause life threatening side effects -
medication can be a nerve-wracking affair. ButCelebrex is only one of these. Patients surely
even side effects that have been encountered bymust be asking themselves whether
minimal numbers of people during clinical trials canpharmaceutical companies are rushing apparently
find their way on to this literature, and while youeffective drugs to the marketplace without
may be one of the unlucky ones whose painkillerensuring that they are completely safe for
causes nausea, in most of these cases, thelong-term use. Patients are responding in the only
potential benefits far outweigh the unlikely eventway that can really touch these companies, in this
of developing a minor side effect that will ceasecase Pfizer: by filing Celebrex class action suits.