Marketing of Vioxx: How Merck Played Game of Catch-Up
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Merck staged a long-running campaign to enlist the support of doctors for Vioxx, to "neutralize" them, as documents put it.
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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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U.S. drugs giant Merck & Co Inc. should  have pulled its Vioxx painkiller from the market four years ago  because data showing it raised the risk of heart attacks has  existed since 2000, Swiss scientists said on Friday.
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US drugs giant Merck &amp; Co Inc. should have pulled its Vioxx painkiller from the market four years ago, because data showing it raised the risk of heart attacks has existed since 2000, Swiss scientists said on Friday.
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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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A month after Merck quit selling Vioxx in the face of new evidence that its blockbuster painkiller caused heart attacks, strokes and other serious ailments, the company and plaintiffsâ lawyers are scrambling to adjust to a surge in related lawsuits.
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Pfizer Inc.âs disclosure of a study linking Celebrex to heart attacks, such as Merck &amp; Co.âs withdrawn Vioxx, means demand for the drugs once known as âsuper aspirin
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The recall of Vioxx--an arthritis treatment taken by millions of people--is a disaster for everyone. Of course it&#39;s bad news for Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people), the drug&#39;s maker.
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One of the first researchers to link the popular prescription painkillers Vioxx and Celebrex to heart problems blamed aggressive advertising for escalating
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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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Merck&#39;s recall of its arthritis pain drug, Vioxx, because of elevated risks of heart attack and stroke has obscured another important issue that Congress, in investigating the matter, must face squarely and deal with: What happens when pharmaceutical
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U.S. drugs giant Merck & Co Inc. should have pulled its Vioxx painkiller from the market four years ago because data showing it raised the risk of heart attacks has existed since 2000, Swiss scientists said on Friday.
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Oct. 8 - The September 30th recall of Vioxx is raising legal questions. Here&#39;s the drug&#39;s history. The FDA approved marketing of Vioxx in 1999.
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A day after the popular arthritis drug Vioxx was yanked from the market because of safety concerns, doctors, patients and insurance companies were busy trying to figure out the next step.
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Merck, the US pharmaceutical giant forced to withdraw its Vioxx painkiller last year, has seen a drop in profits and had to add to its legal reserves.
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For several years before and after Vioxx was approved for commercial use, executives of Merck (MRK:NYSE - news - research) were reportedly aware of ?
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The withdrawal of Vioxx by competitor Merck has given Pfizer&#39;s two top arthritis drugs a huge share of the world market. But some of the same issues that forced the Vioxx withdrawal still swirl around Pfizer&#39;s Celebrex and Bextra.