| 1. | Merck Frosst Canada - Overview |
| | These metabolites, which include leukotrienes and prostaglandins, are known to be important mediators of immediate hypersensitivity reactions and other allergic conditions, as well as inflammatory disorders including rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.... |
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| 2. | Merck Frosst Canada - Inflammatory Disorders |
| | These metabolites, which include leukotrienes and prostanoids, are known to be important mediators of respiratory diseases such as asthma, as well as inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.... |
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| 3. | Merck Frosst Canada - VIOXX® Information Center |
| | We became aware of the initial VIGOR results in March 2000. VIGOR evaluated the gastrointestinal safety profile of 50 mg of Vioxx® compared to 1500 mg of naproxen daily in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.... In this study, where Vioxx® was used at twice the recommended dose for rheumatoid arthritis and four times the recommended dose for osteoarthritis, there was a higher incidence of cardiovascular (CV) events in patients receiving Vioxx® and that difference was statistically significant.... |
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| 4. | Merck Frosst Canada - Osteoporosis |
| | Low calcium intakeCertain medications called glucocorticoids, that can be used to treat asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. Hyperthyroidism. |
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| 5. | Merck Frosst Canada - Osteoporosis |
| | 3. Have you ever been treated for or told you have rheumatoid arthritis ?... |
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