Mayo Clinic - Vioxx, Celebrex and Aleve: What's a consumer to do?
First it was rofecoxib (Vioxx) — a drug so risky its manufacturer pulled it off the market overnight. Then the stain spread to celecoxib (Celebrex), a relative of Vioxx. Doctors can still prescribe Celebrex, but the ad campaign that made it a household name is over, at least for now.
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