Don't know about lawsuits... but found this
However, Garret FitzGerald, who is chairman of pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania, says that he believes the finding of an elevated risk of heart attacks and strokes applies to all COX-2 inhibitors.
FitzGerald theorizes that trials of Celebrex and Bextra did not reveal the problem because, unlike the Vioxx trials, they allowed participants to take aspirin, too, which has proved to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems.
I'm not to sure about any of these Meds with that COX-2 crap
So what else is out there for the joint pain from RA.. well I'll let you know as soon as I get back from the Docs LOL
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