Merck Withdraws Vioxx
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Merck&#39;s (nyse: MRK - news - people ) decision is based on new three-year data from a clinical trial designed to test the effect of Vioxx on preventing colorectalpolyps.
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Merck said it voluntarily pulled the drug after new data from a clinical trial found an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Pfizer Inc., the world&#39;s biggest drugmaker, may benefit from Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s withdrawal of Vioxx because Pfizer&#39;s competing pain medicine Celebrex hasn&#39;t been linked to increased risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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US drugs company Merck said its profits will fall next year as it continues to feel the pain of the withdrawal of its arthritis drug Vioxx from the market.
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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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Merck & Co Inc. on Thursday pulled its  arthritis drug Vioxx off the market after a study showed it  doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke, a move that sent  its shares plunging and erased $25 billion from its market  value.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- A week after drug giant Merck & Co. withdrew its arthritis drug Vioxx from the market, doubts are being raised about the safety of the two other approved medications in this class, Bextra and Celebrex.
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Merck &amp; Co. said US securities regulators and the Justice Department opened inquiries concerning the painkiller Vioxx, withdrawn Sept.
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Merck & Co Inc. MRK.N pulled its  arthritis drug Vioxx off the market on Thursday after a study  showed it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke. The move  sent the company's shares plunging almost 27 percent and erased  $25 billion of its market value.
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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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Shares of Merck and Co. plunged nearly 27 percent Thursday on news that the pharmaceutical giant was pulling the popular arthritis pain medication Vioxx off the market.
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Merck &amp; Co Inc. is evaluating why its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx raises the chance of heart attack and stroke, but it has not found a mechanism of action, a company official said on Monday.
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Merck Labs has pulled Vioxx, their arthritis drug, off the market after discovering during trials the possibility of a link to stroke or heart attack.
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Merck &amp; Co. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday withdrew its arthritis drug Vioxx globally after a colon cancer trial confirmed long-standing concerns the drug raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Merck &amp; Co. yesterday pulled the blockbuster pain medicine Vioxx off the market, announcing that a new company-sponsored study showed the drug doubled the risk
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Merck &amp; Co. said US securities regulators and the Justice Department opened inquiries concerning the painkiller Vioxx, withdrawn Sept. 30 in the biggest prescription-drug recall ever.
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Merck &amp; Co. Inc. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , whose shares have tumbled since the withdrawal of its blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx, said on Monday it has adopted a severance benefits