Merck Withdraws Arthritis Drug Vioxx
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Merck & Co.  said on Thursday withdrew its arthritis drug Vioxx globally after a colon cancer trial confirmed long-standing concerns the drug raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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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.
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Merck &amp; Co Inc. on Thursday pulled its arthritis drug Vioxx off the market after a study showed it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke, a move that sent its
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Drug giant Merck pulled its painkiller Vioxx because it increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Now the company may face thousands of lawsuits.
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The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by 2  million people around the world, is being pulled off the market  after a study confirmed longstanding concerns that it raises  the risk of heart attack and stroke, the manufacturer, Merck &  Co. MRK.N, said on Thursday.
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Merck announced that it would stop selling Vioxx, because a study found that it doubled patients' risk of heart attack and strokes.
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A PAINKILLER for arthritis sufferers should have been banned four years ago, experts said yesterday. Vioxx, used by 400,000 Brits, was taken off the market by its US makers last month due to potentially deadly side-effects.
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(CBS/AP) Vioxx, the blockbuster arthritis drug heavily promoted on TV and taken by tens of millions of people, was pulled from the market by its maker Thursday after a study found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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) Post. People taking Vioxx may feel betrayed now that the popular painkiller and arthritis medicine has been pulled from the market.
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The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by millions of people around the world, is being pulled off the market after a study confirmed long-standing concerns that it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke, the manufacturer, Merck & Co. , said on Thursday.
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Merck &amp; Co., Inc., knew of problems with its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx long before the drug was pulled from the market in September due to newer studies that linked the medication to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, the Wall Street Journal
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Merck &amp; Co. said it&#39;s withdrawing its Vioxx painkiller, which generated $2.5 billion in worldwide sales last year, because of data showing an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Merck &amp; Co. Inc. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , whose shares have tumbled since the withdrawal of its blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx, said on Monday it has adopted a severance benefits
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FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- A week after drug giant Merck & Co. withdrew its arthritis drug Vioxx from the market, doubts are being raised about the safety of the two other approved medications in this class, Bextra and Celebrex.
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Merck &amp; Co. yesterday pulled the blockbuster pain medicine Vioxx off the market, announcing that a new company-sponsored study showed the drug doubled the risk
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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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The arthritis drug rofecoxib (Vioxx) was withdrawn from the market after a study demonstrated that it increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.