Merck: Successor pill safer than Vioxx
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Merck &amp; Co., the US drug maker that recalled its Vioxx painkiller because of a link to heart disease, said short-term studies show the companyâs planned successor pill, Arcoxia, is safer.
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On Sunday, 60 Minutes will run a story asking if Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) knew about the dangers of Vioxx, the arthritis drug that was pulled from the market because it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Merck &amp; Co. CEO Ray Gilmartin said the embattled drugmaker will &quot;absolutely survive&quot; the fallout caused by its decision to pull the arthritis drug Vioxx off the
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NEW YORK - In the wake of Merck&#39;s Vioxx debacle, doctors are scrambling to understand why the drug doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes--and how to know if other medicines carry similar risks.
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People who take Merck &amp; Co. Inc.&#39;s analgesic Vioxx are nearly three times as likely to have heart attacks as those taking Pfizer Inc.
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A new HIV-fighting drug from Merck &amp; Co. appears superior to options for patients who have stopped responding to available drugs, federal regulators said Friday.
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Merck said on Wednesday that short-term studies had shown its planned successor, Arcoxia, to be safer.
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TRENTON, NJ -- Merck &amp; Co. withdrew best-selling arthritis drug Vioxx on Thursday after a study showed the drug doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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Merck &amp; Co.'s decision to pull its widely prescribed drug Vioxx off the shelves yesterday because of a risk of stroke and heart attacks marked a new low for a pharmaceutical company that has suffered a steady decline in both market position and prestige over the last decade.
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The Food and Drug Administration told Merck &amp; Co. that it requires further safety and efficacy data before it will approve its successor drug to now defunct pain reliever Vioxx, the pharmaceutical maker announced Friday.
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(KSL News) -- New research suggests the risk of heart attack is three times higher among arthritis patients who used the pain killer Vioxx than it is among those who used a chemically similar drug, Celebrex.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md.  - Rival drug giants Pfizer Inc.  PFE.N and Merck & Co. Inc. MRK.N argued conflicting views  of the dangers of their pain relievers on Wednesday to U.S.  science advisers weighing the risks of medicines similar to  recalled arthritis drug Vioxx.
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Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s Vioxx painkiller showed heart risk in studies four years before the drug was recalled, and it should have been pulled from the market then, according to a study published in the medical journal Lancet.
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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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It might not just be Vioxx that carries a risk of heart problems. Scientists and European regulators say users of similar pain-relief medications also may have cause for concern.
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Merck &amp; Co. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 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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Aug. 26, 2004 -- The arthritis drug Vioxx may carry a higher risk of serious, even fatal heart problems than similar drugs such as Celebrex.