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Bextra Taken Off Market

HeadlineApr 08, 2005

Back in this country, The Food and Drug Administration has taken the painkiller Bextra off the market and the government wants other drugs in the same class to carry the strongest possible warnings about increased risk of heart attack and stroke among the millions of people who rely on them. Consumer rights groups say the government is not doing enough to stop the distribution of what they have characterized as deadly drugs.

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