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To: Fred Levine who wrote (14502)	12/4/2004 12:35:00 PM
From: Biomaven	Respond to of 52153

Fred, No - it's seems pretty clear at this stage that Vioxx has some (moderate) deleterious effects over-and-above not having the positive effects of aspirin and some of the other NSAIDs. The effect isn't dramatic and only shows up with extended use, but it's clearly present and we're talking heart attack or stroke, not some mild side effect. If you add even low-to-moderate-dose aspirin to Vioxx, the stomach-protective effect of Vioxx disappears. Celebrex is clearly safer than Vioxx. I don't think either Vioxx or Celebrex work quite as well as some of the other, older NSAIDs. I'd suggest asking her doctor about a combination of Naprosyn (Alleve) and Prilosec, both now OTC drugs. Peter