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Vioxx May Have Caused 140,000 Serious Heart Attacks

Jan. 25, 2005 - The arthritis drug Vioxx could have caused an estimated 88,000–140,000 excess cases of serious coronary heart disease in the USA since its launch in 1999, concludes a study published online by The Lancet. Read more...

Merck Tried to Bury Vioxx Concerns for Years

Nov. 1, 2004, (Reuters) - Internal e-mails and other documents from Merck & Co. show the company fought for years to keep safety concerns from undermining the drug's commercial prospects, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

FDA Accused of Silencing Vioxx Warnings

Oct. 8, 2004 -The Food and Drug Administration silenced one of its drug experts who raised safety concerns weeks before Merck & Co. yanked the blockbuster drug Vioxx due to increased risks for heart attack and strokes, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday.

Vioxx Withdrawn After Study Suggests It May Double the Risk of Heart Attack

In a stunning announcement on Sept. 30, 2004, drug-maker Merck & Co. announced the withdrawal of the popular anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx from the market due to a study they were conducting that shows patients taking the drug face twice the risk of heart attack compared to those in the test taking a placebo. The FDA, that approved the drug in 1999, also issued a public health advisory and news release. It is used by many senior citizens and others for arthritis pain relief. Read more of the story...

Researchers Warn of Dangers of Other Vioxx-Type Drugs

"The senior executives at Merck and the leadership at the FDA share responsibility..."

Oct. 7, 2004 - The sudden withdrawal of Vioxx from the market may not have ended the danger of adverse side effects from COX-2 inhibitors. Researchers writing in the New England Journal of Medicine say similar popular drugs of the same class, like Pfizer's Celebrex, may pose similar risks. Read more...

What Vioxx Users Are Doing Now

Oct. 7, 2004 –Most Vioxx users are changing to other drugs with the Cox-2 inhibitor, like Celebrex and Bextra, though many are choosing to take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to NDCHealth. Read more...