Bextra and Vioxx Withdrawal Spurs Price Increase Among Rivals

Written by Charles Essmeier


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publication shows that prices of some three dozen anti-inflammatory medications have gone up since Vioxx was withdrawn fromrepparttar market in September 2004. The increases average about ten percent. Why haverepparttar 141459 prices of these older, established medications all gone up at once?

The answer, simply, is thatrepparttar 141460 pharmaceutical companies have raisedrepparttar 141461 prices because they can. The market for drugs is wildly competitive, and manufacturers are constantly seeking any advantage they can find inrepparttar 141462 marketplace. The sudden withdrawal of two ofrepparttar 141463 most popular and profitable medications has provided a rare opportunity for manufacturers to increase both sales and prices atrepparttar 141464 same time, asrepparttar 141465 drug makers know that patients must switch to another medication. It’s good for their stockholders, but bad for those who suffer from pain.

Willrepparttar 141466 high prices last? Probably not. Pricing of highly competitive medications tends to be volatile. The prices may stay up inrepparttar 141467 short term, but other medications may be introduced soon, or Bextra or Vioxx may be returned torepparttar 141468 market. The introduction of other drugs will restore more competition torepparttar 141469 market, and prices may drop once again. The market for painkilling drugs is a bit of a crazy one, and patients should simply exhibit some, well, patience.

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Cholesterol- How It Works In Your Body?

Written by Mahesh Bhat


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The fatty streaks inrepparttar arteries continue to develop and bulge intorepparttar 141396 arteries. This cholesterol “bulge” is then covered by a scar that produces a hard coat or shell overrepparttar 141397 cholesterol and cell mixture. It is this collection of cholesterol that is then covered by a scar that is called “plaque.”

The buildup of plaque narrowsrepparttar 141398 space inrepparttar 141399 arteries through which blood can flow, decreasingrepparttar 141400 supply of oxygen and nutrients. This cuts downrepparttar 141401 supply of blood and oxygen torepparttar 141402 tissues that are fed by that blood vessel.

The elasticity ofrepparttar 141403 blood vessel is reduced andrepparttar 141404 arteries’ ability to control blood pressure is compromised. If there is not enough oxygen carrying blood passing throughrepparttar 141405 narrowed arteries,repparttar 141406 heart may give you a pain that is called angina.

The pain usually happens when you exercise because at that time your heart requires more oxygen. Usually it is felt inrepparttar 141407 chest orrepparttar 141408 left arm and shoulder, although it can happen without any symptoms at all.

Plaque can vary in size as well as shape. All throughrepparttar 141409 coronary arteries you can find many small plaques that cover less than half of an artery opening. Some of these plaques are completely invisible inrepparttar 141410 tests that doctors use to identify heart disease.

The medical community used to think thatrepparttar 141411 primary concern wasrepparttar 141412 larger plaques. They thought these posed a greater threat because of their size and that they were more likely to cause a complete blockage ofrepparttar 141413 coronary arteries.

While it is true thatrepparttar 141414 larger plaques are more likely to cause angina, it isrepparttar 141415 smaller plaques that are packed with cholesterol and covered by scars that are more dangerous. They are considered unstable and prone to ruptures or bursting releasing their load of cholesterol intorepparttar 141416 bloodstream. This causes immediate clotting withinrepparttar 141417 artery. Ifrepparttar 141418 blood clot blocksrepparttar 141419 artery totally, it will stoprepparttar 141420 blood flow and a heart attack occurs. The muscle o­nrepparttar 141421 farter side ofrepparttar 141422 occurring clot fails to getrepparttar 141423 oxygen it needs and begins to die. This kind of damage can be permanent.

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