VIOXX
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- Consumer Safety Vs. Multimillion-Dollar COX-2 Pain Pill ManufacturersThe COX-2 painkillers Celebrex (Pfizer) and Vioxx (Merck), were touted as Super Aspirins and made millions for their manufacturers. Adverse side effects include renal failure, cardiac events, thrombosis, stroke and myocardial infarction.
- Vioxx and TrasylolAmericas Watchdog and US Drug Watchdog are investigating Vioxx and Trasylol use when less riskier and inexpensive alternative drugs were available.
- Merck & Company Settles Vioxx Claims for $4.85 BillionMerck will settle Vioxx claims for $4.85 billion in total.
- U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform Praises Merck Decisions About VIOXX Claims"Every day companies face a legal environment where plaintiffs' lawyers attempt to extort billions of dollars in bloated settlements."
- Vioxx and the Risk of StrokeVioxx was removed from the market due to an association of this drug with heart attacks and stroke. Are you at risk of stroke even after you stop the medication?
- Vioxx: The Silent KillerVioxxInfo.piczo.com is an informative resource for individuals suffering from medical complications caused by Vioxx.
- Producer of Vioxx, Merck, May Have Known of Harmful Side EffectsThe company is likely to face nearly 10,000 lawsuits due to the claim that the drug demonstrates an increased risk of heart attack and stroke in pill-takers of more than 18 months.
- Mercenary MedicineIs our health at risk? As consumers, we have to decide which is the real threat to our welfare: illness, or the medicine used to treat it!
