Merck Says to Present Data from Vioxx Trial
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Merck & Co. said on Wednesday it plans  to release data from a study of its recalled arthritis drug  Vioxx at a meeting of specialists later this month.
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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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NEW YORK -- The pharmaceutical industry yesterday said it plans to publish more data about clinical drug trials, despite skepticism about whether the initiative will increase transparency and improve drug safety.
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The next federal Vioxx trial, which opens in federal court here on Monday, focuses on a man who began taking the painkiller after its label said that it could increase the risk of heart attacks.
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The Food and Drug Administration insists that until pharmaceutical giant Merck presented new information this week, there was not enough evidence to pull the arthritis drug Vioxx off the market.
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Throngs of lawyers who represent people allegedly hurt or killed by the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx will gather in California and Las Vegas next week to discuss preparing class-action lawsuits against the drug&#39;s maker, Merck &amp; Co.
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NEW YORK - Should Merck have conducted a bigger trial to test the safety of its arthritis drug Vioxx? Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) pulled Vioxx from the market two weeks ago, but questions about the
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Merck & Co. Inc.  said on Monday it had received a subpoena from the U.S. Justice Department and that the Securities and Exchange Commission has started an informal inquiry concerning its recalled pain reliever Vioxx.
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Lawyers for customers suing Merck &amp; Co. want to question CEO Raymond Gilmartin about what he knew about the dangers of Vioxx before the company withdrew the drug from the market because of health hazards.
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WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ - Shares of Merck &amp; Co. plunged nearly 10 percent Monday after a media report said documents show the pharmaceutical giant hid or denied evidence for years that its blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx causes heart problems.
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The Food and Drug Administration told Merck &#38; Co. that it would approve the company's successor drug to the now defunct pain reliever Vioxx if it provides further safety and efficacy data, the big pharmaceutical company announced Friday.
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Justice Department prosecutors and Securities and Exchange Commission regulators are investigating Merck &#38; Co. for its handling of the painkiller Vioxx, the pharmaceutical giant disclosed yesterday.
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The directors of Merck, the giant drug maker, have opened an independent investigation into whether the company acted properly regarding Vioxx.
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Drugmaker Merck has set up an independent committee to review the firm&#39;s actions prior to the withdrawal of its painkiller Vioxx from the market in September.
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NEW YORK -- Pfizer Inc. yesterday said a major trial will test whether its popular Celebrex arthritis drug increases the risk of heart attacks, as seen with Merck and Co.'s recalled Vioxx pill.
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Drug maker Merck &amp; Co. reported Tuesday that its board appointed a special committee to review the company&#39;s actions before withdrawing blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx from the market Sept.
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BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- Merck &amp; Co. said late Tuesday that it is establishing a committee to review its handling of the controversial withdrawal of its popular painkiller Vioxx from the market.