Merck, FDA to face Congress over withdrawn Vioxx
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A top Republican lawmaker on Wednesday called on Merck &amp; Co. Inc. to answer questions about its withdrawn drug Vioxx at the first congressional hearing on Nov.
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Drugs in the same category as Merck &amp; Co. Inc.&#39;s withdrawn Vioxx painkiller will get close scrutiny to see if they can also cause heart attacks, US Food and Drug Administration officials said on Thursday.
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Hundreds of plaintiffs&#39; lawyers who say that people in the United States have been injured or killed by the painkiller Vioxx plan to meet in the coming week to lay groundwork for a nationwide legal drive against the drug&#39;s maker, Merck.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the  way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already  on the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller  Vioxx.
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The pharmaceutical firm Merck faces a new class-action lawsuit in Canada, filed on behalf of two people who suffered heart attacks after taking the company's pain medication Vioxx, which was taken off the market worldwide because of such risks, plaintiffs' lawyers said.
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Hundreds of lawsuits filed against Merck, blaming its painkiller Vioxx for deaths and injuries, will be consolidated in a federal court in New Orleans.
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Merck and Co. Inc. on Wednesday said a  New Orleans federal court will handle pretrial matters for  federal lawsuits filed by former users of Vioxx, who claim they  were harmed by the company's withdrawn arthritis drug.
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Merck & Co. said on Wednesday it plans  to release data from a study of its recalled arthritis drug  Vioxx at a meeting of specialists later this month.
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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aggressively their handling of the painkiller Vioxx against claims by patients who say they were harmed by the now-withdrawn drug.
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Justice Department prosecutors and Securities and Exchange Commission regulators are investigating Merck &amp; Co. for its handling of the painkiller Vioxx, the pharmaceutical giant disclosed yesterday.
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Industry analysts are predicting US regulators this month will refuse to approve Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s new arthritis drug until at least 2006 because of heart attacks linked to its recalled sister drug Vioxx.
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The recent Vioxx withdrawal and testimony from an FDA insider accusing the agency of failing to protect public health are fueling such heightened concern over drug safety that valuable medicines could be kept from patients, doctors said on Friday.
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Congress has been investigating the FDA&#39;s decisions in both the Vioxx and antidepressant cases. The probes have focused on agency reviewers who warned about potential problems but claimed their research was ignored or suppressed by other officials.
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WASHINGTON -- A Food and Drug Administration official is defending the agency&#39;s action with regards to Vioxx. The drug was taken off the market Sept.
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Drug companies rushing to fill the vacuum left by Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s withdrawal of its best-selling arthritis drug Vioxx are flooding the airwaves with competing
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BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- Merck &amp; Co. said late Tuesday that it is establishing a committee to review its handling of the controversial withdrawal of its popular painkiller Vioxx from the market.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already on the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.