Public Citizen calls on FDA to stop illegal Celebrex television advertisement

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A letter was sent on April 9 by Dr. Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, urging the FDA to order Pfizer to immediately stop its misleading 2 ½ minute television advertisement for Celebrex that began airing on April 2nd.


The letter faults the Celebrex ad for:

- asserting, contrary to scientific evidence, that the cardiovascular dangers of Celebrex are no greater than those of any of the other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) painkillers; and

- claiming that there are overall gastrointestinal benefits with Celebrex over two popular, over-the-counter painkillers, while trying to downplay the risk of serious stomach and intestinal problems such as bleeding and ulcers that applies to Celebrex and all other NSAIDS.

Read the letter.

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