Reply #24: It seems a bit odd to me..

[Princess Turandot]

that the FDA issued a warning about naproxen within days of a scientific study finding that a major prescription product line for Pfizer, Celebrex (an anti-inflammatory med from a different class of drugs) caused a increased risk of heart attacks in the patients in their study. (That study was looking at the impact of Celebrex on cancer and I believe took place at a university research center. The increased rate of heart attacks caused the researchers to stop the original study & report their findings publically.)

One of the suggestions by MDs was to use the OTC NSAIDs, such as naproxen, in lieu of Celebrex. The FDA has yet to have a formal reaction to the Celebrex findings, although they are debating whether to require stronger warnings on the drug, or perhaps take it off of the market altogether. A drug similar to Celebrex, Vioxx, was taken off the market this year because of the risk of increased heart attacks.

I guess one difference is that the intake of naproxen does not require an MD's involvement, while Celebrex does.

Even tylenol can kill you, since it reacts with alcohol badly and has actually caused fatal liver failure in a few people who took it while consuming alcohol.