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Dr. Marc Siegel

Where Have All the ‘Safe’ Drugs Gone?

In the fall, my Vioxx patients fled to Celebrex. The other day they fled to Aleve. Now they don't know what to do.

Now that it was discovered that patients taking naproxen (Aleve) for three years had a 50 percent increased risk of heart disease, my patients want to know if any arthritis drug is safe.

I tell them that all these drugs are probably safe -- if taken for the right reasons and if judiciously prescribed.

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