
sought. Merck withdrew Vioxx from the market on Sept. 30, 2004, after its own research showed the once-blockbuster arthritis pill doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke.

drug, but failed to mention any links to increased risks of heart attacks and stroke. Dr Dickman - a GP since 1972 - prescribed Vioxx to former navy officer Graeme Peterson for his arthritis and back pain until the...

agreement, claimants will have to show evidence that they had procured at least 30 Vioxx pills and suffered a heart attack or stroke within 14 days of taking the drug. Merck pulled Vioxx off the market in September ...

in a few cases. Merck pulled Vioxx in September 2004 after its own study showed Vioxx doubles risk of heart attack or stroke. In a statement, Merck general counsel Bruce Kuhlik said it was gratified that the Texas ...

signaled officially by then their intent to file a lawsuit for alleged heart attacks, stroke or death as a result of Vioxx. "We are very satisfied with the way the numbers are coming in," Jarrell said...

whether adverse events were truly related to heart attack or stroke, and whether deaths were due to heart attacks or strokes or to non-Vioxx-related causes such as infections or trauma. "We disagree with their...

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had known more about the drug's risks of heart attack and stroke. Lawyers for the state also had argued that Merck exaggerated how safe Vioxx was, compared with other anti-inflammatory drugs, in reducing the chance...

payments to some of the 50,000 people who agreed to settle rather than sue. Some Vioxx patients suffered heart attack or stroke. All told, Merck will pay $4.85 million to those who have agreed to the deal. The...

related to the once-popular painkiller Vioxx, which was withdrawn from the market in 2004 after studies showed that it raised the risk of heart attack and stroke. The agreement, announced by the company this mornin...