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Alternatives to Vioxx Tips
What Alternatives to Vioxx are Available?
An independent healthcare analyst, Herman Shah of HKS & Co. in Warren, New Jersey, notes that Vioxx (and other drugs in the class) have not proven to be the breakthrough cure-all for pain they are advertised to be. In fact, Shah says physicians prefer ibuprofen for pain relief to Vioxx and Celebrex combined.
The cost of the over-the-counter medication is 10 to 15 times less than that of the prescription drugs. Vioxx is one of a class of anti-inflammatory drugs strenuously marketed as being more effective, with fewer side effects than other, older drugs (including such over-the-counter medications as ibuprofen). Do your research before spending more money than is necessary.
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Are there Alternatives to Vioxx?
If you used to take Vioxx, you should know that most people can get the same benefits from many other anti-inflammatory drugs. Celebrex is still on the market and should offer similar results. It's true that some people do benefit more from one drug over another. But, at this point, their choices are either Celebrex or one of the older anti-inflammatory drugs.
