Vioxx was pulled from the market by its maker after a study found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Experts advised patients to immediately stop taking Vioxx and talk to their doctors about alternatives, which may include generic pain relievers -ibuprofen and aspirin, as well as Celebrex.
A Merck study led to warnings about heart risks being placed on the drug’s label in 2002, and the FDA has been monitoring problems that have been reported since then.
Participants taking Vioxx for more than 18 months were found to be twice as likely as those given dummy pills to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other heart complications. But there is no evidence that the elevated risk of heart attack persists after a patient has stopped taking the drug.
In the study that was halted, 45 of the 1,287 people taking Vioxx had heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems versus 25 of the 1,299 who got dummy pills, Merck reported.
Patients with leftover pills could mail them back to Merck for a refund.
I am not sure what this medication, actually maybe this is not even a medication, some kind of oil, but it seem to be refered to as a possible replacement to vioxx.
here is a link to press release
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/10/emw164749.htm
“The O24 Essential Oil Pain Neutralizer now celebrates its 10th Anniversary as a safe pain relief alternative to the numerous pills hoping to provide solutions to rheumatoid arthritis and similar ailments.”
and here is alink to O24 website http://www.024zone.com