Pharmaceutical Report

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Pfizer withdraws heart drug after trial shows increased risk of death

Pfizer withdraws heart drug after trial shows increased risk of death

Sarah Boseley Health editor

The Guardian

05 Dec 2006



Trials of a drug that was expected to save millions of people from heart attacks and stroke, ushering in a new era of protective heart medicines, have been abruptly halted after it became clear that it increased the risk of patients dying. Pfizer, the... read more...

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