Vioxx Woes Put FDA Process Under Scrutiny
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Americans should feel reasonably safe taking government-approved prescription drugs &#151; with a few caveats &#151; even after a popular arthritis medication was pulled from the market, medical experts say.
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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review the  way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already  on the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller  Vioxx.
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A review of Merck's handling of Vioxx suggests that actions the company took - and did not take - may have affected the health of potentially thousands of patients.
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NEW YORK - Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s decision to pull its Vioxx anti-arthritis drug from the markets because of severe side effects left the pharmaceutical sector mixed Thursday.
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FDA researchers say taking high doses of arthritis drug can raise risk of heart attacks. WASHINGTON -- The nation&#39;s largest health management organization is considering changing how it prescribes Vioxx after
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Federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Merck &amp; Co. in connection with Vioxx, the painkiller that was pulled from the market in September
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Congress is looking into whether the Food and Drug Administration ignored safety concerns about the drug raised by its own reviewers and outside scientists.
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FDA efforts to move David Graham have stepped up since he criticized the agency's handling of Merck & Co. Inc.'s now-withdrawn Vioxx painkiller, said his lawyer.
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Scientists and European regulators are now questioning the safety of other pain relievers like Vioxx, saying these medications also might raise the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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NEW YORK - In the wake of Merck&#39;s Vioxx debacle, doctors are scrambling to understand why the drug doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes--and how to know if other medicines carry similar risks.
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A US Food and Drug Administration reviewer who criticized the agency&#39;s handling of Merck &amp; Co. Inc.&#39;s now-withdrawn Vioxx painkiller may be forced to another position
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SOME of the biggest companies in the drug industry are shivering under an avalanche of bad news. Merck has already been hit hard by the withdrawal of Vioxx, its arthritis drug.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is facing new questions about its ability to police the safety of medicines after they reach the market following concerns about a widely used diabetes drug.
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Medicines used by millions of Americans to relieve aches and pains will come under intense scrutiny starting Wednesday as U.S. scientists scour dozens of studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.
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When Merck&#39;s arthritis drug Vioxx was withdrawn from the market in September, concerns over drug safety were pretty much under the radar for the most part, but not today.
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Its products have relieved pain and suffering, and prolonged life for hundreds of millions of consumers. If you&#39;ve been following the Vioxx &quot;scandal,&quot; Merck is now in the cross-hairs of plaintiffs&#39; attorneys, politicians and certain elements of the FDA.
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Doctors were bombarded with phone calls from worried patients following the announcement last week that drug manufacturer Merck had pulled its popular arthritis drug, Vioxx, from the market because of safety concerns.