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Merck Pulls Vioxx Off the Market

  • September 30, 2004

In a move that surprised a lot of business people, but not me, Merck has pulled the popular anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx off the market today, citing a study they were conducting that shows patients taking the drug face twice the risk of heart attacks compared to those taking a placebo. According to a FDA press release, "Although the risk that an individual patient would have a heart attack or stroke related to Vioxx is very small, the study that was halted suggests that, overall,...
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