Voltaren, manufactured by Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people), is an older, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

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The painkiller he is referring to is diclofenac, which is sold under a variety of brand names such as Voltaren.

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Data released by Merck today indicated no difference in cardiovascular events between Arcoxia and diclofenac, an older arthritis drug sold as Voltaren by Novartis.

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Merck decided to push forward with Arcoxia after the results of a big study comparing its cardiovascular risk with Voltaren, or diclofenac, from Novartis.

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Certainly compared to Voltaren, but even compared to Celebrex and Vioxx.

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Merck decided to push forward with Arcoxia after the results of a big study comparing its cardiovascular risk with Voltaren, or diclofenac, from Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ).

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The upshot was that the newer drugs, including Celebrex and Bextra from rival Pfizer, did less damage to the stomach than older medicines like naproxen (sold as Aleve), ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil) or diclofenac (a Novartis drug called Voltaren).

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The upshot was that the newer drugs, including Celebrex and Bextra from rival Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ), did less damage to the stomach than older medicines like naproxen (sold as Aleve), ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil) or diclofenac (a Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) drug called Voltaren).

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