To qualify, she had to stop taking her arthritis medicine.

Ms. Blevins said her arthritis medicine alone cost $120 a month.

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before using any other pain or arthritis medicine.

But Mr. Paul is back, after a bad reaction to an arthritis medicine.

Patients on Celebrex did not have significantly fewer serious gastrointestinal problems than those who took the older types of arthritis medicine.

This was a popular myth in the 19th century when medicine shows hired contortionists to "prove" the effectiveness of their arthritis medicines.

Al Gore's citing of the price of his mother-in-law's arthritis medicine backfired.

"Most people who are aware of the drugs are aware of their potential only as arthritis medicine," he said.

The drug company introduced Vioxx two years ago as a substitute for sometimes-nauseating arthritis medicines, and it has become one of the world's best-selling drugs.

"Under no circumstances should people use their own arthritis medicine on a pet," Dr. Garvey said.