Two Agencies Probe Merck&#39;s Handling of Its Vioxx 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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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as U.S. scientists scour dozens of  studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like  Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.
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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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The Food and Drug Administration told Merck &amp; Co. that it requires further safety and efficacy data before it will approve its successor drug to now defunct pain reliever Vioxx, the pharmaceutical maker announced Friday.
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U.S. drug safety regulators are  coming under fire for their response to years of suspicions,  confirmed last week, that arthritis drug Vioxx increased the  risks of heart attacks and strokes.
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There is an accusation that drug giant Merck knew about safety problems long before pulling its pain reliever Vioxx off the market in September.
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U.S. health officials said on Friday they would review whether to take regulatory action over Merck & Co Inc and Schering-Plough's cholesterol medicine Vytorin following the drug's failure to work better than a generic drug in a study of plaque build-up in neck arteries.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - 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to review the  way the agency monitors safety risks of medicines after they  hit the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller  Vioxx.
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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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Merck &amp; Co. said US securities regulators and the Justice Department opened inquiries concerning the painkiller Vioxx, withdrawn Sept.
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With Merck&#39;s recent withdrawal of arthritis medication Vioxx from the market, &quot;prescription drug promotions of all kinds -- the celebrity pitches, the glossy television and magazine ads, the freebies to doctors -- are likely to come under new scrutiny as
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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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Merck & Co Inc. is evaluating why  its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx raises the chance of heart  attack and stroke, but it has not found a mechanism of action,  a company official said on Monday.
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With Vioxx off the market because of links to heart problems and concerns growing about the related drugs Celebrex and Bextra, a pair of Food and Drug Administration advisory committees are assessing the safety of the popular painkillers.
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Federal prosecutors and the S.E.C. are investigating Merck in connection with its recalled pain reliever, Vioxx.
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Drug maker Merck & Co. Inc. on  Tuesday said its board appointed a committee to review the  company's actions prior to the voluntary withdrawal of its  painkiller Vioxx.
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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.