Merck should have pulled Vioxx in 2000, study concludes
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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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Tampa, Florida - If you or someone you know is taking the arthritis drug, Vioxx, itâs been pulled from the market. The manufacturer, Merck &amp; Co.
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Merck & Co Inc. on Thursday pulled its  arthritis drug Vioxx off the market because it increases the  risk of heart attack and stroke, a move that sent the company's  shares plunging, erasing $25 billion of its market value.
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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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Research shows that the dangers linking the arthritis drug Vioxx, a COX-2 inhibitor, to an increased risk of heart attacks, were known in 2000, which should have led to its immediate recall.
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Pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp; Co. abruptly ordered a worldwide recall of its premier arthritis drug Vioxx on Thursday after a company-run study confirmed that long-term use of the pills increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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The decision by Merck & Co. came after a study confirmed simmering concerns that it significantly raises the risk of heart attack and stroke. More than 2 million people take Vioxx worldwide, making this the largest voluntary drug recall in history.
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Swiss researchers reported Thursday in an international medical journal that evidence was clear and overwhelming in 2000 that Vioxx doubled the rate of heart attacks, and Merck &amp; Co.
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Consumers can be excused if the Cox 2 painkiller debacle has left them scratching their heads. First, Merck (MRK ) pulled its Vioxx off the market after a study confirmed suspicions that it was linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Scientific evidence of increased heart attack risk associated with popular arthritis drug Vioxx was available as early as 2000, say Swiss scientists, although the drug was only withdrawn in September 2004.
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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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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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Description: Drug maker Merck knew about the health risks of taking the pain medication Vioxx long before it pulled the drug from the market, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Top executives at pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp; Co. Inc. decided in May 2000 against developing a study to test directly whether its Vioxx painkiller drug might pose a heart risk, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by  millions of people around the world, is being pulled off the  market after a study confirmed long-standing concerns that it  raises the risk of heart attack and stroke, the manufacturer,  Merck & Co. MRK.N, said on Thursday.
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Suspicions that the arthritis drug Vioxx could cause serious cardiovascular damage arose as early as 1999, the year Vioxx was approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a next-generation remedy that might be safer than older drugs like ibuprofen.
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(CBS) When the pharmaceutical giant Merck pulled its blockbuster pain medication Vioxx off the market in late September, it became the largest prescription drug recall in history.