Vioxx recall spurs FDA overhaul
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Government agency announces 5-step program to improve its ability to assess risks posed by drugs. WASHINGTON (CNN) - In light of the recent recall of Vioxx and the controversy over the connection between antidepressants
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Merck &amp; Co., the US drug maker that recalled its Vioxx painkiller because of a link to heart disease, said short-term studies show the companyâs planned successor pill, Arcoxia, is safer.
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Vioxx, the painkiller recalled last September because of safety concerns, may have caused up to 140,000 cases of serious heart disease in the United States, researchers said on Tuesday.
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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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Washington - An expert with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said on Thursday he was pressured by his agency to stifle study results showing the potential dangers of the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx.
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WASHINGTON -- After months of heightened concerns about the safety and effectiveness of Vioxx and similar best-selling painkillers, and intense criticism of how the Food and Drug Administration has handled them, the agency will launch critical meetings beginning tomorrow on what to do next.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the way the agency monitors safety risks of medicines after they hit the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.
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A top Republican lawmaker raised  concerns about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ability  to monitor drug safety following Merck & Co. Inc.'s recall of  its arthritis drug last week, according to a letter made public  on Tuesday.
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Lester Crawford, the acting head of the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday agreed to meet with Republican Sen. Charles Grassley to discuss the FDA&#39;s handling of safety concerns over Merck&#39;s arthritis drug Vioxx.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- With the arthritis drug Vioxx forced off pharmacy shelves due to potentially deadly side effects, FDA insiders are warning about other dangerous prescription drugs.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration failed the public in its oversight of Merck & Co Inc.'s painkiller Vioxx, which has been withdrawn, and is "incapable of protecting America" from another dangerous drug, an agency researcher told Congress on Thursday.
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Merck &amp; Co. Inc.&#39;s Vioxx recall is mushrooming into a product-liability nightmare that erased another $23 billion of the company&#39;s valuation on Monday, but analysts said it will likely withstand the crisis.
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NEW YORK - The withdrawal of the arthritis drug Vioxx two weeks ago was a disaster for Merck. But it also put rival Pfizer in a fix.
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Prescription-drug recalls aren&#39;t common, and they&#39;re almost always controversial. Now that Merck (MRK ) is voluntarily withdrawing its Vioxx pain medication around the world, due to a heightened risk of cardiovascular
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The abrupt withdrawal last week of the best-selling painkiller Vioxx is an event rich in ironies and lessons that may ultimately lead to a rethinking of the way drug safety is evaluated in the United States.
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A top Republican lawmaker raised concerns about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ability to monitor drug safety following Merck & Co. Inc.'s recall of its arthritis drug last week, according to a letter made public on Tuesday.
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A veteran U.S. Food and Drug  Administration scientist will unveil new data on Thursday  before an expert panel charged with determining whether pain  relievers similar to Merck & Co. Inc.'s now-withdrawn Vioxx  should remain on the market.