Pharmacies pull Vioxx off shelves
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Pharmacists swept bottles of Vioxx off their shelves Thursday and braced for a round of calls from customers following a recall of the popular anti-inflammatory drug.
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NEW YORK - Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s decision to pull its Vioxx anti-arthritis drug from the markets because of severe side effects left the pharmaceutical sector mixed Thursday.
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The maker of the popular arthritis drug Vioxx is removing it from markets worldwide after a new study found that long-term users face increased risks for heart attack and stroke.
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The worldwide recall of Vioxx is not causing the same stir in the sports world as it is among geriatric circles. But, as expected, team trainers and doctors are removing the drug from locker rooms.
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THE Ministry of Health yesterday urged Jamaicans to immediately discontinue the use of the arthritis drug Vioxx (refecoxib), which was pulled off the market yesterday by its manufacturer Merck &amp; Co.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday ordered an end to the manufacturing and distribution of certain cough and cold medicines containing the expectorant guaifenesin that are sold without the agency's approval.
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Merck & 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 shares plunging and erased $25 billion from its market  value.
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The furor over the safety of arthritis painkilling medications shows no sign of abating. Vioxx is gone from the market, following data linking it to increased cardiovascular risk.
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PHOENIX - Pharmacists stopped dispensing Vioxx and patients began asking their doctors about alternatives to the popular anti-pain drug after Merck & Co. pulled it from the market because new data found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes...
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The federal government is scaling back its efforts to intercept personal prescription orders mailed from Canada and other countries, a step that could make it easier for consumers to obtain cheaper drugs from abroad.
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Health officials said on Friday they had dropped plans to keep a public list of prescription drugs with emerging safety concerns, one of the measures proposed after Merck & Co.'s 2004 withdrawal of its arthritis drug Vioxx.
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) Post. People taking Vioxx may feel betrayed now that the popular painkiller and arthritis medicine has been pulled from the market.
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The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by 2  million people around the world, is being pulled off the market  after a study confirmed longstanding concerns that it raises  the risk of heart attack and stroke, the manufacturer, Merck &  Co. MRK.N, said on Thursday.
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Doctors were bombarded with phone calls from worried patients following the announcement last week that drug manufacturer Merck had pulled its popular arthritis drug, Vioxx, from the market because of safety concerns.
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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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Merck said that it would stop selling Vioxx, because a study found that it doubled patients' risk of heart attack and strokes.
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The withdrawal of Merck &amp; Co. Inc.&#39;s arthritis drug Vioxx will make it harder for drug companies to win approval for products aimed at big patient populations as regulators