Recent news on Vioxx

First, Vioxx. Then Avandia. What's next?  -  25 May 2007
Wilmington Morning Star,..."None of its provisions would necessarily have identified the cardiovascular risks" of Vioxx or Avandia, Bruce Psaty of the University of Washington and

GlaxoSmithKline: Avandia results add further doubt to sales growth ...  -  25 May 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewNevertheless, concerns remain for GSK and for the future market performance of Avandia, particularly in the post-Vioxx era. Global regulatory bodies are

Study on aspirin, colon cancer resurrects debate over Vioxx  -  May 24, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer,A study suggesting that aspirin might prevent some colon cancer tumors also has resurrected discussion about the benefit of drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex.

Avandia Is the New Vioxx  -  May 22, 2007
Wired NewsAnd the latest blockbuster drug to be associated in hindsight with serious health risks is ... drum roll ... Avandia! A diabetes drug manufactured by

Diabetes Drug Shows Similar Risks to Vioxx  -  May 21, 2007
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Avandia: Trouble or Not?  -  May 24, 2007
Corante,The similarities to the Vioxx situation are what have made headlines (and what sent GlaxoSmithKline's stock down about 8% on the day the paper was released)

Our view on pharmaceutical safety: Latest drug scare shows need ...  -  May 22, 2007
USA TodayChuck Grassley, R-Iowa, voiced the fear now haunting doctors and patients: "Do we have another Vioxx on our hands?" That popular painkiller went on the

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK): Heart Disease And Smoking Guns  -  May 24, 2007
24/7 Wall St.,Recent cases, like the one surrounding Merck's Vioxx, show some sign that the profit motive often wins out. It will be a long time before Wall St.knows

Interview with Mike Totterman, iCardiac’s Chairman and CEO ...  -  May 22, 2007
World Health Care Blog,Merck’s embroiled in thousands of lawsuits over heart problems allegedly caused by Vioxx, and not a month goes by without the cardiac safety profile of a

FDA approves pill that stops periods; is womanhood a disease ...  -  May 23, 2007
Newstarget.com,Just one drug, Vioxx, reportedly killed well over 50000 Americans according to the FDA's own senior drug safety whistleblower, and yet the FDA voted to put

State Court Ruling Places all Vioxx Suits in Texas on Hold  -  May 15, 2007
InjuryBoard.com,A ruling by a state district judge has resulted in more than 1000 personal injury lawsuits presently pending in Texas against the pain medication Vioxx on

Government needs to take a chill pill  -  May 23, 2007
Chillicothe Gazette,Avandia, once touted as a miracle drug for those living with diabetes, which I happen to be, is now being compared to Vioxx.

Glaxo's Drug Disaster?  -  May 21, 2007
Forbes,With his Vioxx work, Nissen was able to use data that had been presented at an FDA meeting. This time, he had to find studies that had been conducted by

Diabetes pill linked to heart attacks  -  May 22, 2007
Portsmouth Herald News,..."Do we have another Vioxx on our hands with Avandia? I am not sure, but I intend to find out," he said, referring to the blockbuster arthritis drug

Discovery of heart risks with popular diabetes pill renews ...  -  May 22, 2007
Canton Repository (subscription),First the painkiller Vioxx; now the diabetes drug Avandia. Another big drug safety issue has consumer groups, doctors and congressmen calling for an

Will Pharma Pay to Prevent the Next Vioxx? Ted Kennedy Thinks So  -  May 15, 2007
Mother Jones,Washington Dispatch: Senate's new drug legislation gives FDA some power to go after dangerous drugs after they're approved—but lets industry pick up the tab

Diabetes pill raises risk of heart attacks, study suggests  -  May 22, 2007
HULIQ,Both have been frequent critics of the FDA's failure to spot dangers in the drug approval process and its conduct involving Vioxx.

Study: Diabetes pills raises risk of heart attack, death  -  May 21, 2007
Bloomington Pantagraph,...“Do we have another Vioxx on our hands with Avandia? I am not sure, but I intend to find out,’’ he said, referring to the blockbuster arthritis drug

Heart trouble for Glaxo  -  May 22, 2007
Marketplace,That was the conclusion about Merck's painkiller Vioxx. Glaxo's shares are tumbling overseas. Our correspondent Stephen Beard joins us from London with more

Study: Diabetes pill raises risk of heart attacks  -  May 21, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,...“Do we have another Vioxx on our hands with Avandia? I am not sure, but I intend to find out,� he said, referring to the blockbuster arthritis drug

MONDAY: Discovery of heart risks with popular diabetes pill renews ...  -  May 21, 2007
Tonawanda News,...(AP) - First the painkiller Vioxx; now the diabetes drug Avandia. Another big drug safety issue has consumer groups, doctors and congressmen calling for an

Diabetes drug may increase heart risk  -  May 22, 2007
Arizona Daily Star,..."Do we have another Vioxx on our hands with Avandia? I am not sure, but I intend to find out," he said, referring to Merck's blockbuster arthritis drug that

Senate Passes Drug-Safety Reforms to Prevent Future Vioxx-type ...  -  May 9, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...results public immediately to prevent drug companies from downplaying studies which reveal harmful side effects, as was the case with Vioxx and Paxil.

Comments on this Story  -  May 22, 2007
Arizona Daily Star,And a few more Vioxx like drug fiascos and there won't be many more new drugs coming out anytime soon in America for fear of mega lawsuits.

Study: Pill raises risk of heart attacks  -  May 21, 2007
Jordan Falls News,Both have been frequent critics of the FDA‘s failure to spot dangers in the drug approval process and its conduct involving Vioxx.

30 second guide to… Meta-analysis  -  May 23, 2007
This is Money,However the good doctor first discovered problems with Vioxx, the painkiller with fatal side effects, a fact that has prompted GSK investors to run for the

Merck Has No Plan To Pay Vioxx Victims  -  Apr 30, 2007
Lawyers and Settlements,Newark, NJ: In 2006, Merck spent $500 million, including $175 million in the fourth quarter, in legal defense costs worldwide related to Vioxx litigation,

Diabetes Drug Tied to Heart Risks  -  May 22, 2007
FOX 9 News,Several experts said it was another Vioxx-like example of the government failing to detect a safety problem until millions had taken a drug.

UC doctor doubts diabetes drug study  -  May 22, 2007
Cincinnati.com,The new scientific analysis portrayed what some experts are calling another Vioxx-like example of the government failing to protect the public from an

America can't afford much more drug industry charity  -  May 20, 2007
Roanoke Times,Rezulin, Baycol and finally Vioxx were removed from the shelves. Doctors, medical societies and patient advocacy groups were quick to ask what was going on.

Drug raises heart attack risk  -  May 22, 2007
Edmonton Sun,Several experts said it was another Vioxx-like example of government failing to detect a safety problem until millions had taken a drug.

The Drug Companies Get Tobacco Stained  -  May 22, 2007
24/7 Wall St.,But, in the case of Vioxx, Merck has faced hundreds of millions of dollars in suits from patients who claim that the company was aware of the drug's dangers

W. Va. Vioxx Trial Set for October  -  May 1, 2007
Insurance Journal,The lawsuit is similar to thousands of others filed across the country that claim Vioxx caused heart attacks and early deaths before Merck stopped selling

Risk seen in diabetes drug  -  May 22, 2007
News & Observer,US drug maker Merck pulled Vioxx, an arthritis drug, from the market in 2004 after a study found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Vioxx Litigation Update  -  Apr 27, 2007
WebWire (press release),The first Vioxx trial of 2007 resulted in a unanimous jury finding that Merck committed fraud by intentionally misleading and withholding critical

FDA Says No to Vioxx Successor  -  Apr 27, 2007
Washington Post,Arcoxia (etoricoxib) is a cox-2 inhibitor, the same class of drugs that includes Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex. Vioxx was withdrawn from the market in

FDA rejects successor to Vioxx  -  Apr 28, 2007
Kansas City Star,...s request to market a successor to its withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx in the United States, the drugmaker said Friday. The decision was widely expected,

Industry Insider: Attorney tired of waiting game with FDA  -  26 Apr 2007
Newark Star Ledger,New Brunswick attorney Eric Weinberg, who represents several hundred clients suing Merck over health problems allegedly caused by the pain-relief drug Vioxx

Judge hears re-retrial request in Vioxx case  -  Apr 24, 2007
Daily Report,NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A woman whose husband died of a heart attack after taking the painkiller Vioxx deserves another chance to convince a jury that the drug

Ruling puts Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold  -  Apr 24, 2007
Jackson News-Tribune,HOUSTON - More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge ruled the

Merck gives shareholders rosy forecast, citing new drug prospects  -  Apr 25, 2007
phillyBurbs.com,TRENTON, NJ - Merck & Co. executives told shareholders Tuesday they will keep trying to get a successor to withdrawn painkiller Vioxx on the US market and

Judge to hear re-re-retrial request in Vioxx case Tuesday  -  Apr 23, 2007
Times Picayune,NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The judge in charge of all federal Vioxx cases has made it almost impossible for people who believe the once-popular painkiller caused a

Merck Says Texas Court Dismisses Plantiff's Claim About VIOXX ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Trading Markets,Last August, Merck sought to dismiss all such failure-to-warn claims under Texas law because the company had properly informed the FDA about Vioxx and the

Texas judge dismisses claim in Vioxx lawsuit  -  Apr 23, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),In Texas, more than 1300 Vioxx cases were filed after the 2003 Texas law was enacted and there are approximately 2000 other cases pending that may be

Texas Court Dismisses Vioxx Lawsuit  -  Apr 22, 2007
Reuters.uk,N: Quote, Profile , Research) over its withdrawn pain drug Vioxx on Friday dismissed a case brought by a woman, rejecting her claim that she was not

Ruling puts Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold  -  Apr 22, 2007
The Olympian,More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge ruled the drug's

Judge's ruling puts all Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold  -  Apr 22, 2007
590 KLBJ News Radio,A Houston judge today put more than one thousand Texas lawsuits surrounding the once popular pain pill Vioxx on hold. Those lawsuits are now question after

Ruling puts Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold  -  Apr 21, 2007
KOMO,HOUSTON (AP) - More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge

Judge's ruling puts all Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold  -  Apr 21, 2007
News 8 Austin,HOUSTON -- A Houston judge's ruling has put more than one thousand Texas lawsuits surrounding the once-popular pain pill Vioxx on hold.

Ruling Puts Texas Vioxx Lawsuits on Hold  -  Apr 21, 2007
The Casper Star Tribune,HOUSTON - More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge ruled the

Judge’s ruling puts all Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold  -  Apr 21, 2007
Canton Repository (subscription),HOUSTON (AP) — More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge

Judge's ruling puts all Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold  -  Apr 20, 2007
Houston Chronicle,HOUSTON — More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge ruled the

Ruling Puts Texas Vioxx Lawsuits on Hold  -  Apr 20, 2007
Newsday,HOUSTON -- More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge ruled

Ruling puts Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold  -  Apr 20, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,HOUSTON- More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge ruled the

Judge tosses major part of Vioxx case  -  Apr 21, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),Apr. 21--A Harris County judge Friday dismissed part of a woman's Vioxx lawsuit against painkiller maker Merck & Co., setting in motion an appellate process

Ruling Puts Texas Vioxx Lawsuits on Hold  -  Apr 20, 2007
The Columbian,HOUSTON (AP) -- More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge

Ruling puts Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold  -  Apr 20, 2007
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),HOUSTON (AP) More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge ruled

Ruling Puts Texas Vioxx Lawsuits on Hold  -  Apr 20, 2007
ABC NewsHOUSTON Apr 21, 2007 (AP)— More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after

Ruling Puts Texas Vioxx Lawsuits on Hold  -  Apr 20, 2007
Worcester Telegram,HOUSTON— More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge ruled the

Ruling Puts Texas Vioxx Lawsuits on Hold  -  Apr 20, 2007
Wilmington Morning Star,HOUSTON | More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge ruled the

Judge tosses major part of Vioxx case  -  Apr 20, 2007
Houston Chronicle,A Harris County judge Friday dismissed part of a woman's Vioxx lawsuit against painkiller maker Merck & Co., setting in motion an appellate process that

Harris County judge nixes Vioxx lawsuit  -  Apr 20, 2007
Houston Chronicle,A Harris County judge today dismissed part of a woman's Vioxx lawsuit against painkiller maker Merck & Co., setting in motion an appellate process that

Judge's ruling puts all Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold  -  Apr 21, 2007
KLTV,HOUSTON A Houston judge today put more than one thousand Texas lawsuits surrounding the once-popular pain pill Vioxx on hold.

Ruling Puts Texas Vioxx Lawsuits on Hold  -  Apr 21, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),HOUSTON_More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge ruled the

Judge's ruling puts all Vioxx lawsuits on hold in Texas  -  Apr 20, 2007
International Herald Tribune,HOUSTON: More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge ruled the

Judge's ruling puts all Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold  -  Apr 21, 2007
WANE,HOUSTON A ruling by a judge in Texas has put the brakes on more than a thousand suits related to the once popular painkiller Vioxx.

Texas court dismisses Vioxx lawsuit  -  Apr 20, 2007
Reuters India,NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Texas judge overseeing lawsuits against Merck & Co. over its withdrawn pain drug Vioxx on Friday dismissed a case brought by a woman,

Texas Court Dismisses Claim of VIOXX(R) User Who Said Merck Failed ...  -  Apr 20, 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),Last August, Merck sought to dismiss all such failure-to-warn claims under Texas law because the Company had properly informed the FDA about VIOXX and the

Merck Wins Dismissal of Claim Over Vioxx Warning (Update2)  -  Apr 20, 2007
BloombergApril 20 (Bloomberg) -- A Texas judge overseeing 1300 Vioxx lawsuits against Merck & Co. threw out the claim that the company failed to properly warn users

Ruling Puts All Texas Vioxx Lawsuits On Hold  -  Apr 20, 2007
CBS 11,...(AP) HOUSTON More than 1000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over the once-popular pain medication Vioxx were put on hold Friday after a judge ruled

Merck Says Texas Court Rejects Failure-to-warn Lawsuit On Vioxx ...  -  Apr 20, 2007
Trading Markets,Vioxx, once a darling of Merck, was in market from May 1999 to September 2004 and had annual peak sales of $2.5 billion in 2003, accounting for 11% of the

Judge's ruling puts all Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold  -  Apr 20, 2007
WLOS,HOUSTON (AP) -- A ruling by a judge in Texas has put the brakes on more than a thousand suits related to the once popular painkiller Vioxx.

UPDATE 1-Texas court dismisses Vioxx lawsuit  -  Apr 20, 2007
ReutersN: Quote, Profile, Research) over its withdrawn pain drug Vioxx on Friday dismissed a case brought by a woman, rejecting her claim that she was not properly

Texas court dismisses Vioxx lawsuit  -  Apr 20, 2007
WIS,N) over its withdrawn pain drug Vioxx on Friday dismissed a case brought by a woman, rejecting her claim that she was not properly informed of the

Texas court dismisses Vioxx lawsuit says Merck  -  Apr 20, 2007
ReutersN: Quote, Profile, Research) over its withdrawn pain drug Vioxx dismissed a case brought by a woman, rejecting her claim that she was not properly informed

Judge tosses Vioxx case  -  Apr 21, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,A Texas judge overseeing 1300 Vioxx lawsuits against Merck & Co. threw out the claim that the company failed to properly warn users about the painkiller's

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