Vioxx vs. Celebrex. One remains, the other is gone. Why?

Are the same ingredients found in both medications in the same proportions? That’s the only reason I can think of, aside from some sort of problem with Vioxx’s parent company.

Edit: according to the Wikipedia article, Merck (Vioxx’s parent company) voluntarily withdrew the drug based on potential heart-related issues. Celebrex is apparently a different drug, which I suppose doesn’t have the same threat.

Apparently, they were different enough that people didn’t have heart attacks and die after taking Celebrex.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

They aren’t the same drugs, although they are in the same family. Vioxx is rofecoxib and Celebrex is celecoxib. Vioxx was withdrawn by the manufacturer in 2004. Celebrex may have some danger but controlled studies have shown it poses no heart risk at low doses, and may even help heart patients.

Celebrex never caused my to pass whole blood out my ass the way Vioxx did so I think that there is more to it than just the heart.