Merck Inquiry Backs Conduct Over Vioxx
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An investigator hired by the companyÂs board found that Merck took Âreasonable stepsÂ to research VioxxÂs health risks.
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Merck &amp; Co. officials said Tuesday they intend to defend aggressively their handling of the painkiller Vioxx against claims by patients who say they were harmed by the now-withdrawn drug.
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Oct. 8 - The September 30th recall of Vioxx is raising legal questions. Here&#39;s the drug&#39;s history. The FDA approved marketing of Vioxx in 1999.
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London - The European Medicines Agency said on Friday it has been asked by the European Commission to conduct a review of certain arthritis drugs after the worldwide withdrawal of Merck &amp; Company&#39;s Vioxx medication.
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WASHINGTON -- Merck &amp; Co., which stopped selling its blockbuster Vioxx drug due to heart problems caused by the painkiller, manipulated the design of a key study for a new painkiller to minimize its cardiovascular risks and increase chances of approval, a federal whistle-blower says.
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Merck officials had evidence far back as 2001 that Vioxx might not help thousands of users of the arthritis and pain drug.
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Merck &amp; Co. said US securities regulators and the Justice Department opened inquiries concerning the painkiller Vioxx, withdrawn Sept. 30 in the biggest prescription-drug recall ever.
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Top executives at pharmaceutical giant  Merck & Co. Inc. decided in May 2000 against developing a study  to test directly whether its Vioxx painkiller drug might pose a  heart risk, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey  - A New Jersey jury found on Friday that Merck & Co.  failed to provide adequate warnings about health risks tied to its withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx in one case, but decided that it gave adequate warning in another in two suits tried simultaneously.
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Raymond Gilmartin, chief executive of Merck, will testify before a Senate committee this week on the withdrawal of Vioxx, in spite of efforts by the drug company to send others in his place.
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Merck & Co. Inc. said on Tuesday   that a federal jury in New Orleans ruled in its favor in a   lawsuit over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, in which a   Kentucky man said it caused him to have a heart attack.
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Drug maker Merck & Co. Inc. said on Friday it acted "responsibly and appropriately" in developing and marketing recently recalled arthritis drug Vioxx.
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Drug company Merck has removed its painkiller Vioxx because of data showing an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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People taking Vioxx may feel betrayed now that the popular painkiller and arthritis medicine has been pulled from the market. Merck, the manufacturer of the drug, and the US Food and Drug Administration knew
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Drug maker Merck &amp; Co. reported Tuesday that its board appointed a special committee to review the company&#39;s actions before withdrawing blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx from the market Sept.
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NEW YORK - Should Merck have conducted a bigger trial to test the safety of its arthritis drug Vioxx? Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) pulled Vioxx from the market two weeks ago, but questions about the
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Merck&#39;s board of directors has formed a special committee and hired independent counsel to conduct a review of the US drugmaker&#39;s actions with Vioxx, a popular painkiller it withdrew because of increased heart risks.