Merck Decided Against 2000 Vioxx Study - NY Times
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Top executives at pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. decided in May 2000 against developing a study to test directly whether its Vioxx painkiller drug might pose a heart risk, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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The safety of Merck&#39;s (MRK:NYSE - news - research) Vioxx has been questioned again with the posting of an internal Food and Drug Administration study on the agency&#39;s website.
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Drug company Merck has removed its painkiller Vioxx because of data showing an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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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 said it voluntarily pulled the drug after new data from a clinical trial found an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Merck pulled Vioxx from the market on September 30th, saying it was acting in the best interest of patients. But internal documents reportedly show the company knew as far back as 2000 that
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Merck officials had evidence as far back as 2001 that Vioxx might not help thousands of users of the arthritis and pain drug.
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TRENTON, N.J. -- Shares of drug maker Merck &amp; Co. dropped 2.5 percent in heavy trading yesterday, a day after medical journal reports offered fresh ammunition to patients suing over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel urged the government on Thursday to reject Merck & Co Inc's latest bid to sell a cholesterol-lowering drug without a prescription.
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Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co Inc.  had evidence by 2000 that its painkiller Vioxx, which was  pulled off the market on Sept. 30, was not safe, a heart  specialist told CBS News program "60 Minutes" on Sunday.
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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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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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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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Shares of Merck &amp; Co. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell on Thursday after a US study suggested that patients taking its Vioxx arthritis drug had a 50 percent greater risk
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Merck &amp; Co. withdrew the popular drug Vioxx from the market in September, after data from a clinical trial supported claims the medication was associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp; Co Inc. had evidence by 2000 that its painkiller Vioxx, which was pulled off the market on Sept. 30, was not safe, a heart specialist told CBS News program &quot;60 Minutes&quot; on Sunday.
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ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey  - A New Jersey judge backed a jury's verdict that Merck & Co. properly warned doctors of the safety risks associated with its Vioxx painkiller prior to a Vioxx user's fatal heart attack, a court official said on Monday.