The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the first generic versions of the anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib (Celebrex, Pfizer) in the wake of legal wrangling between the brand-name ...

Strides Pharma Global, Singapore, has received approval for celecoxib capsules, 100 mg, 200 mg and 400 mg from the Food and Drug Administration. The product is the generic of Upjohn’s Celebrex. The ...

Back in 2004, a popular arthritis drug called Vioxx was pulled off the market when studies showed daily long-term use could increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death. “This was one of the ...

(Reuters) - U.S. regulators granted Pfizer Inc a reissued patent on its multibillion-dollar Celebrex pain drug that extends its marketing exclusivity until early December 2015, the company said on ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc. said on Monday the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada has blocked generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. from launching a copycat form of its Celebrex ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first generic versions of Pfizer’s anti-inflammatory painkiller Celebrex. The blockbuster drug, known generically as celecoxib ...

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: Long ago, I took Celebrex for my arthritis and then was switched to celecoxib. Most of the generics do not work for me, but Greenstone was great. It made an authorized generic ...

JERUSALEM (Legal Newsline) — Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the world’s largest maker of generic medications, announced Thursday that its U.S. subsidiary has entered into a settlement with ...

Food and Drug Administration advisers found that celecoxib poses no greater risk for heart attacks and strokes than prescription doses of popular... FDA Panel Affirms Safety Of Painkiller Celebrex ...

Pfizer will pay $94 million to resolve allegations that it used fraudulent patents to delay generic competition for its anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex. The lawsuit, brought by 32 direct purchasers of ...

Like other NSAIDs, including aspirin and ibuprofen, it works to reduce inflammation and pain associated with arthritis. This means celecoxib will come with comparable side effects and risks, but also ...