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Celebrex Law Suits Looking Like a Strong Case
By Dave Hoffman
There is no data as yet that indicates how many former patients of
Pfizer's anti-inflammatory and painkilling drug are filing Celebrex
law suits, but given the magnitude of the company's perceived
crime it is likely that there will be very many. And even a quick
perusal of the alleged behaviour of the company regarding this drug
seems to point to Celebrex law suits being something of a fait
accompli.
And yet there is no predicting the future where large multimillion
dollar companies are concerned, though the numbers of Celebrex
law suits expected to be filed will give an enormous power to the
people. And this is a power that they deserve; having had self-
determination harshly taken from them, when they took a drug that
they were promised would only enhance their life.
Pharmaceuticals wield enormous power, not only because of their
huge monetary value, but because they have the power to toy with
the hopes of the chronically ill. Anyone who has suffered from a
long-term condition like arthritis, the condition that Celebrex was
largely used to treat, or who has watched a loved one try to cope
will understand that the availability of a drug that claims to help will
be enthusiastically greeted. We entrust our health to pharmaceutical
companies when we take their drugs, and they have a responsibility
to protect it. This is a trust that Pfizer have badly lost.
Pfizer announced in December 2004, after a clinical study
exploring Celebrex's effects on cancer, that their drug increased
more than twofold a person's risk of developing cardiovascular
disease. But it seems that Pfizer were aware of this link previously,
and yet persisted in marketing a product they knew to be unsafe.
Unlike the makers of Vioxx, who voluntary withdrew their drug
from the market once links between it and increased risk of heart
attacks became established, Pfizer have continued to allow
Celebrex to be sold, indirectly claiming that their product is safe for
use by the general public.
These are the arguments that it seem will end Celebrex law suits
positively for the many people whose lives have been changed
forever by the drug. It seems that Pfizer knowingly placed their
customers at risk, violating the enormous trust between them and
the ill. While these people desperately need the financial
compensation that these law suits could provide in order to protect
their health in the years to come, even if large pharmaceuticals win
out in the courts, this will forever remain a moral victory for the
former patients of Celebrex.
About the Author
Dave Hoffman is the founder of Celebrex Attorneys a website providing information on Celebrex law
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