Pfizer has revived TV advertising for its arthritis painkiller Celebrex with a bracing animated spot (pictured at left) that hammers away at problems with alternative pills, such as prescription ...

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Prior to this case, Pfizer owned three key patents that protect Celebrex, two of which expire at the end of May 2014, and the '048 patent, which was due to expire early in December 2015.

Celebrex study shows less risk to heart health than expected 02:02. Researchers spent a decade studying an arthritis drug to see if it causes heart problems.. Now the results are in. Sixty-four ...

And even if Celebrex is safer than we thought on your heart, it doesn't make it side effect free. Bottom lines, with these or any medications, use the lowest dose for the shortest period of time.

Sept. 12, 2006 — -- The painkiller Celebrex may be safe for some patients who suffer from chronic bone and joint pain, even though similar drugs come with dangerous side effects, according to ...

The comeback continues for Pfizer's Celebrex, baby step by baby step. In the latest turn, Pfizer may resume TV advertising for Celebrex, three years after the company pulled the ads in the wake of ...

Celebrex sales are off more than 40% for the first nine months of this year, and Pfizer is also watching as Merck parries patient lawsuits, the first batch of what could be many for all of the cox ...

Pfizer Inc's Celebrex arthritis drug was shown to be at least as safe as the widely used prescription-strength versions of painkillers ibuprofen and naproxen, and does not appear to cause heart ...