Lawyers coordinate on Vioxx
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Hundreds of plaintiffs&#39; lawyers who say that people in the United States have been injured or killed by the painkiller Vioxx plan to meet in the coming week to lay groundwork for a nationwide legal drive against the drug&#39;s maker, Merck.
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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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Hundreds of patients and physicians have contacted a special information line set up by Merck-Israel in the last few days after the international pharmaceutical company voluntarily withdrew Vioxx - one of the world&#39;s most popular arthritis and acute
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NEW YORK -- Already wounded by the withdrawal of its Vioxx pain reliever from the market, Merck &amp; Co. must now contend with hundreds of lawsuits over the drug's side effects -- lawsuits that threaten to further damage the company's finances and reputation.
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Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead Tuesday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids. After negotiations with management were outlined to the executive board of the players
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The US Food and Drug Administration says it plans to convene a panel of experts in February to discuss the safety of painkillers in the same class as the now-withdrawn drug Vioxx, but one member of the panel was asked not to come.
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Federal prosecutors and the S.E.C. are investigating Merck in connection with its recalled pain reliever, Vioxx.
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Jurors in the seventh trial over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx began deliberating Wednesday morning over the plaintiff&#039;s claim that the former Merck &amp;amp; Co. drug caused her 2004 heart attack.
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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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Merck and Co. Inc. on Wednesday said a  New Orleans federal court will handle pretrial matters for  federal lawsuits filed by former users of Vioxx, who claim they  were harmed by the company's withdrawn arthritis drug.
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FDA efforts to move David Graham have stepped up since he criticized the agency's handling of Merck & Co. Inc.'s now-withdrawn Vioxx painkiller, said his lawyer.
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Now that a US Food and Drug Administration official has named five prescription drugs that may pose health dangers like Vioxx, medical professionals are taking sides as the debate is joined.
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Amid questions about whether the arthritis drug Vioxx was taken off the market soon enough, a key senator suggested Friday that an independent board of drug safety might be needed to ensure the safety of medications after they're approved for the market.
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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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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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A surge of lawsuits has swamped courthouses just ahead of the two-year anniversary of drugmaker Merck &amp; Co. pulling its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market.
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Merck &amp; Co., seeking to keep managers from leaving after the withdrawal of its Vioxx painkiller, adopted a plan to give severance payments to more than 200 executives should control of the company change.