For Merck, a Painful Withdrawal
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The two Merck &amp; Co. executives were somber as the company plane pitched and rolled through the remnants of Hurricane Jeanne on the night of Sept.
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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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U.S. drugs giant Merck & Co Inc. should  have pulled its Vioxx painkiller from the market four years ago  because data showing it raised the risk of heart attacks has  existed since 2000, Swiss scientists said on Friday.
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When pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp; Co. abruptly pulled its arthritis pain medication Vioxx from the marketplace on Sept. 30, more than 2 million patients were taking the drug.
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What a mess. Weeks after Merck &amp; Co. (MRK ) yanked its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx off the market, the furor is still raging.
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The stock is feeling some pain these days. However, this drugmaker has enough going for it that the illness shouldn&#39;t last. Amid nervousness over the future of Pfizer&#39;s arthritis pain treatment Celebrex and
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NEW YORK - Merck suffered a huge blow last week when it had to pull its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market after a big study showed that it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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Prescription-drug recalls aren&#39;t common, and they&#39;re almost always controversial. Now that Merck (MRK ) is voluntarily withdrawing its Vioxx pain medication around the world, due to a heightened risk of cardiovascular
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Merck & Co Inc. MRK.N 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 shares plunging and erased $25 billion from its  market value.
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Merck&#39;s withdrawal of its arthritis treatment sent the stock tumbling more than 25 percent and pushed the Dow into deeply negative territory at the open Thursday.
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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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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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Americans recently were jolted about the safety of their prescription drugs when Merck announced in late September the biggest voluntary withdrawal of a drug in recent memory.
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Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s decision to pull its Vioxx anti-arthritis drug from the markets due to severe side effects left pharmaceutical sector mixed Thursday.
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People taking Vioxx may feel betrayed now that the popular painkiller and arthritis medicine has been pulled from the market. Merck, the manufacturer of the drug, and the US Food and Drug Administration knew
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Pfizer Inc., the world&#39;s biggest drugmaker, may benefit from Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s withdrawal of Vioxx because Pfizer&#39;s competing pain medicine Celebrex hasn&#39;t been linked to increased risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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Drug companies rushing to fill the vacuum left by Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s withdrawal of its best-selling arthritis drug Vioxx are flooding the airwaves with competing