Bextra, Valdecoxib News

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A U.S. District Judge in New York has scheduled a pre-trial conference for a shareholding lawsuit alleging top Pfizer Inc.

Pfizer Inc. , the world's biggest drugmaker, must face investors' claims that company executives misled them about the prospects for arthritis drugs Celebrex and Bextra , a judge ruled.

Pfizer Inc has failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit accusing the company of fraudulently misrepresenting the cardiovascular risks associated with its Bextra and Celebrex pain-relieving drugs.

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