Do not take an NSAID such as diclofenac if you have recently had a heart attack, unless directed to do so by your doctor. Tell your doctor if you or anyone in your family has or has ever had heart ...

Rofecoxib (Photo credit: Wikipedia) More than a decade ago, Merck launched Vioxx (rofecoxib), one of the first of a new class of pain relievers known as COX-2 inhibitors. These compounds, by ...

December 5, 2009 (UPDATED December 18, 2009) — The labeling for topical diclofenac has been updated to match the prescribing information of oral diclofenac products, the US Food and Drug ...

Find out how to take Diclofenac(drug) and its dose. Describes the best time to take the drug and precautions if any that should be followed.

Diclofenac, a popular painkiller sold as Voltaren and other brand names, is as risky as Vioxx and should be taken off the market, Canadian researchers warn. However, in the absence of action from ...

November 14, 2006 (Chicago, IL) - The COX-2 inhibitor etoricoxib (Arcoxia, Merck), showed almost identical rates of thrombotic cardiovascular events as diclofenac in patients with arthritis in the ...

Diclofenac used and recommended globally, despite cardiovascular risks Date: February 12, 2013 Source: Public Library of Science Summary: A new study finds that the painkiller diclofenac (a non ...

Safety concerns related to the widely used painkiller diclofenac may be tied to a little-studied drug-metabolizing enzyme whose expression can vary as much as 3,000 times from one individual to ...

PHILADELPHIA — No significant differences were observed in post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis with prophylactic diclofenac vs. indomethacin, with researchers also ...

HONOLULU, HI—Diclofenac sodium 1% gel is well tolerated for up to 1 year for the relief of osteoarthritis (OA) pain in patients both <65 years and ≥65 years of age, according to 12-month data ...

Objectives: To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of a newly developed diclofenac patch in the topical treatment of blunt impact injuries. Methods: This was a randomised, placebo controlled, ...