Vioxx Dangers Were Known In 2000
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Research shows that the dangers linking the arthritis drug Vioxx, a COX-2 inhibitor, to an increased risk of heart attacks, were known in 2000, which should have led to its immediate recall.
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Physicians and researchers estimate that Vioxx, a pain reliever found to increase cardiovascular risks, may have caused as many as 55,000 deaths in the United States.
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U.S. drugs giant Merck & Co Inc. should have pulled its Vioxx painkiller from the market four years ago because data showing it raised the risk of heart attacks has existed since 2000, Swiss scientists said on Friday.
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Scientists and European regulators are now questioning the safety of other pain relievers like Vioxx, saying these medications also might raise the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by millions of people around the world, is being pulled off the market after a study confirmed long-standing concerns that it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke, the manufacturer, Merck & Co. , said on Thursday.
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A new research published by the Lancet suggests that Vioxx, a widely-prescribed arthritis drug withdrawn on safety grounds in September should have been taken off the market several years earlier.
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A new study linking high doses of Vioxx to an increased risk of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths has re-ignited a running debate about the safety of the arthritis drug.
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Drug giant Merck pulled its painkiller Vioxx because it increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Now the company may face thousands of lawsuits.
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Two studies offer more evidence about  the dangers of some painkillers, adding kidney problems to  heart concerns already raised with the drug once sold as Vioxx,  researchers said on Tuesday.
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In a move that sends millions of people searching for new relief, Merck yesterday recalled its best-selling Vioxx painkiller after a study showed the drug doubled the risk of a heart attack or stroke.
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Description: A voluntary withdrawal of Vioxx from the market is the latest in a string of safety issues for the drug market. Dr. Alistair Wood, of the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, says the serious dangers
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U.S. drug safety regulators are  coming under fire for their response to years of suspicions,  confirmed last week, that arthritis drug Vioxx increased the  risks of heart attacks and strokes.
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Nearly one year ago, Merck received preliminary results from a study of patient records that apparently indicated Vioxx posed cardiovascular risks.
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Three years after cardiologists at the Cleveland Clinic warned of the dangers of the popular arthritis drug Vioxx, subsequent studies have found that the medication puts patients at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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The findings may be relevant to many people who take aspirin to prevent heart problems as well as a COX-2 inhibitor drug like Vioxx for arthritis.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; Federal regulators and the drug maker Merck &amp; Co. were aware of risks that the company's Vioxx painkiller could cause serious heart problems before the drug was approved in 1999, government and expert witnesses told a Senate committee Thursday.
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Aug. 26, 2004 -- The arthritis drug Vioxx may carry a higher risk of serious, even fatal heart problems than similar drugs such as Celebrex.