The Rippling Pain from Vioxx
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Prescription-drug recalls aren&#39;t common, and they&#39;re almost always controversial. Now that Merck (MRK ) is voluntarily withdrawing its Vioxx pain medication around the world, due to a heightened risk of cardiovascular
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For millions of Americans, the latest news is a great big pain in the neck, or maybe it&#39;s the shoulder. The Big Three of anti-inflammatory drugs - Vioxx, Celebrex and now Aleve - are believed to be potential health risks for patients.
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Those taking Vioxx are twice as prone to cardiac problems than patients taking a placebo. Shares in Merck, the US pharmaceuticals giant, plunged by 27 per cent yesterday after the company withdrew Vioxx, its
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An East Tennessee man claims the arthritis drug Vioxx killed his wife, seven weeks ago. The drug was pulled from store shelves this fall after a report proved Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes in some patients.
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Medicines used by millions of Americans to relieve aches and pains will come under intense scrutiny starting Wednesday as U.S. scientists scour dozens of studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.
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Now that Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s $2.5 billion annual revenues from anti-inflammatory COX-2 inhibitor VIOXXÂ® are history, the next question is what happens to the even greater amount of money ($3.
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Many arthritis sufferers who took the drug Vioxx for severe pain are having trouble finding effective treatment alternatives since the drug was taken off the market by its manufacturer, doctors say.
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HOW MANY PILLS are you taking? Until the Vioxx scare, it wasn&#39;ta question that bothered many. Now with Celebrex and even generic naproxen joining the list of questioned meds, it&#39;s a timely inquiry.
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WASHINGTON -- As a primary human drive, not even the pursuit of prolonged pleasure can compete with the avoidance of pain. That is why the sudden emergence of the painkiller issue strikes home to so many who
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Now that Merck has removed its arthritis painkiller Vioxx from the market after tests found it increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes, its rival Pfizer is taking a surprising stance.
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A study out Tuesday found that Vioxx users were nearly three times more likely to suffer a heart attack than people taking Celebrex, a similar pain reliever.
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Patients taking Vioxx for pain relief have many alternatives, and the popular drug&#39;s withdrawal from worldwide markets yesterday should have little practical effect on clinical care, experts said.
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NEW YORK - The stunning news Thursday that Merck &amp; Co. is withdrawing its pain reliever Vioxx from the market because of health risks is the latest in a series of blows to what only a few years ago was the
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Soon after the anti-arthritis and painkiller drug Vioxx was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1999, credible questions surfaced about the risk of serious cardiovascular problems in people who took it.
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Doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose serious heart risks.
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Since Vioxx was pulled off the market last week, arthritis suffers have had to make difficult choices about alternatives for pain relief.
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When Merck&#39;s arthritis drug Vioxx was withdrawn from the market in September, concerns over drug safety were pretty much under the radar for the most part, but not today.