Ask the doctor. The news that Vioxx was pulled from the market rattled me, since I had been taking it for my arthritis for almost two years. I have heard both that it is okay for people like me with heart disease to take one of the other Vioxx-like drugs and that it isn't okay. What do you recommend?

Authors	Thomas H Lee
Journal	Harvard heart letter : from Harvard Medical School (Harv Heart Lett) Vol. 15 Issue 4 Pg. 8 (Dec 2004) ISSN: 1051-5313 [Print] United States
PMID	15704270 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References	Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors Lactones Sulfones rofecoxib
Topics	Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal (adverse effects, therapeutic use) Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors (adverse effects, therapeutic use) Humans Lactones (adverse effects) Sulfones (adverse effects)

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