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?
“Jesus, a couple people’s hearts explode, and everyone goes nuts.”
Sylvia Drake • Podiatrist
“I’m confused. How did they separate the effects of Vioxx from the other 1,372 things that give Americans heart attacks?”
Carson Bloom • Systems Analyst
“I hope the invisible hand of capitalism is trained in CPR.”
Joe Moran • Plasterer
“Hey, what about all the horrible side effects these drugs
Eric Baumgartner • Sound Producer
“I wondered why that Celebrex TV ad showed an old guy in the middle of a sun-drenched wheat field having a heart attack.”
Pat Adkins • Prison Guard
“They’re gonna ban COX-2 inhibitors? But that’s my third-favorite class of painkillers.”
Lisa Layman • Urban Planner
