Medical Vioxx

Vioxx: Side Effects, Dosage & Uses - Drugs.com

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Vioxx is in a class of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Vioxx works by reducing substances that cause inflammation, pain, and fever …

Vioxx (Rofecoxib): Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions

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Vioxx is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of pain, inflammation, and stiffness caused by osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Vioxx may be used alone or …

Timeline: The Rise and Fall of Vioxx : NPR

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Special Series Vioxx: The Downfall of a Drug Timeline: The Rise and Fall of Vioxx November 10, 20072:40 PM ET Snigdha Prakash Vikki Valentine Merck voluntarily …

Vioxx (rofecoxib) Questions and Answers | FDA

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Vioxx | Treatment for Arthritis & Recall for Patient Deaths …

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Vioxx: The Downfall of a Drug : NPR

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Jury: Vioxx Maker Owes Heart-Attack Victim $9 Million April 11, 2006 • A jury recommends a $9 million award in punitive damages to a man who blamed his heart …

What have we learnt from Vioxx? - PMC - National …

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Rofecoxib (Vioxx) was introduced by Merck in 1999 as an effective, safer alternative to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of pain associated …

Merck Manipulated the Science about the Drug Vioxx

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David Graham, the Associate Director for Science and Medicine in FDA’s Office of Drug Safety, testified in 2004 before the Senate Finance Committee that the FDA's failure to recall Vioxx earlier had …

Vioxx, Once Vilified Like Thalidomide, May Also Return …

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Merck’s Vioxx, a member of a class of anti-inflammatory drugs called COX-2 inhibitors, was flying high when it was launched in 1999. It boasted remarkable arthritis pain relief, yet didn’t cause...

Vioxx: lessons for Health Canada and the FDA | CMAJ

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Last fall the COX-2 inhibitor rofecoxib (Vioxx), a heavily marketed and successful drug with a low risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, was withdrawn from the …