COX-2 Inhibitors
The FDA is currently deciding whether to restrict the use of COX-2 inhibitors, the widely used class of pain drugs which includes Vioxx. What do you think?
Sylvia Drake,
Podiatrist
"Jesus, a couple people's hearts explode, and everyone goes nuts."
Carson Bloom,
Systems Analyst
"I'm confused. How did they separate the effects of Vioxx from the other 1,372 things that give Americans heart attacks?"
Joe Moran,
Plasterer
"I hope the invisible hand of capitalism is trained in CPR."
Eric Baumgartner,
Sound Producer
"Hey, what about all the horrible side effects these drugs don't cause?"
Pat Adkins,
Prison Guard
"I wondered why that Celebrex TV ad showed an old guy in the middle of a sun-drenched wheat field having a heart attack."
Lisa Layman,
Urban Planner
"They're gonna ban COX-2 inhibitors? But that's my third-favorite class of painkillers."
