Merck Withdraws Arthritis Drug Vioxx
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TRENTON, N.J. - Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co...
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The withdrawal of painkiller Vioxx means Merck &amp; Co. will miss the already diminished expectations of Wall Street analysts for 2005, the huge drug maker said Wednesday.
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Merck &amp; Co. Inc. said Wednesday it expects the withdrawal of its Vioxx painkiller from the market to reduce full-year earnings by 50 cents to 55 cents a share.
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NEW YORK, December 8  - Merck &amp; Co (MRK.NYS) has guided to lower-than-expected 2005 earnings due to the withdrawal of its blockbuster arthritis drug, Vioxx, and increased generic competition for its cholesterol drug, Zocor.
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Merck & Co. MRK.N 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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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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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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By Rosie Murray-West, City Correspondent (Filed: 01/10/2004). US pharmaceutical giant Merck lost about a quarter of its value yesterday after it pulled arthritis drug Vioxx owing to concerns over heart attacks as a side-effect.
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Merck &amp; 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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The furor over the safety of arthritis painkilling medications shows no sign of abating. Vioxx is gone from the market, following data linking it to increased cardiovascular risk.
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Merck&#39;s (MRK :NYSE - news - research) decision to withdraw its popular arthritis drug Vioxx from the market in late September has raised questions about the process leading up to its regulatory approval in 1999 as well as the importance of subsequent
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An arthritis drug should have been taken off the market years before it was finally withdrawn, say researchers. Manufacturer Merck withdrew Vioxx in September after evidence linking it to heart problems.
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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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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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The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped after Merck &amp; Co. withdrew the Vioxx painkiller and retracted its third-quarter profit forecast.
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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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Still reeling from Merck&#39;s withdrawal of Vioxx from the market and Pfizer&#39;s decision to stop advertising Celebrex, people who suffer from arthritis pain now have one more worry: The US Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it was halting a