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NAPROXEN INFORMATION
About Bayer
Bayer is represented by some 350 companies employing 115,400
people on all continents (as of December 31, 2003). The
cornerstones of its business activities are in Europe, North
America and the Far East
Naproxen is part of the class of drugs known as nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. Manufactured by German
drugmaker Bayer and sold under the brand name Aleve, as well as
Roche Palo Alto’s Naprosyn, naproxen was first sold by
prescription in 1976 and was approved for over-the-counter sales
in 1994. The popular over-the-counter drug is used to treat a
variety of ailments, including headaches, menstrual cramps,
arthritis and gout.
The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to users of
the over-the-counter pain reliever naproxen after federal
researchers found an increased number of heart attacks and
strokes among users. The warning followed recent studies linking
two prescription arthritis drugs to cardiovascular problems
The FDA deputy director of the Office of New Drugs described the
naproxen effects to be “a very confusing situation,” but the
agency stopped short of urging patients to seek alternative
treatment methods to naproxen, unlike their response to Celebrex
heart risks findings. FDA officials did urge patients taking
naproxen to following instructions carefully and avoid using the
drug for more than 10 days.
Even though naproxen warnings were issued, the FDA stopped short
of recommending consumers find alternative medications. The FDA
had a February 2005 meeting planned to discuss the safety
implications of Cox-2 inhibitors
NAPROXEN SIDE EFFECTS
Stemming from a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded trial
studying the effects of Celebrex, naproxen and a placebo in
patients at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, the trial showed
patients taking Aleve were found to have about a 50 percent
greater chance of suffering strokes or heart attacks than those
taking a placebo.
Common side effects nausea, headache, dizziness, constipation,
heartburn, drowsiness, rash or hives, ringing in ears, shortness
of breath or troubled breathing, swollen feet, face, or legs
NAPROXEN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
A class action lawsuit has not been filed.
NAPROXEN RECALL
No recall has been initiated
FINDING A NAPROXEN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT LAWYER
The law firms featured at the top of the page can assist you
with filing your claim in the Naproxen Class Action Lawsuit, or
in filing a seperate lawsuit, outside the Class Action
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