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Vioxx: Drug Administration
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On September 30, 2004 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the voluntary recall of Vioxx (chemical name rofecoxib). Vioxx is an anti-inflammatory drug manufactured by Merck, & Co. The FDA ... issue a public health advisory advising Vioxx users to consult with a physician about alternate medications.
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Vioxx – a non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) – is in a class of drugs commonly referred to as "Cox-2 Inhibitors". It comes in liquid or pill form, and is prescribed to relieve the symptoms of osteoarthritis. It can ... be used to treat acute pain in adults such as those patients who experience severe pain associated with menstruation. Vioxx works by blocking COX-2 enzymes in the body that trigger pain and inflammation.
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Merck shares fell nearly 4 percent to $34.57 in early trade on Thursday, a day after the jury in Atlantic City, New Jersey, found that Vioxx had been a substantial contributing cause of a heart attack suffered by John McDarby. The jury determined the drug was not a significant cause of a heart attack suffered by a second plaintiff, Thomas Cona.
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On Wednesday, the European Medicines Agency in London announced it would review drugs similar to Vioxx. And researchers writing in the New England Journal of Medicine voiced their concerns as well with such drugs as Pfizer’s popular Celebrex.
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Merck had asked the Court to dismiss the lawsuit, contending that Mr. Rogers, who died of a heart attack after being prescribed Vioxx, never took the drug. Lawyers for Beasley Allen disputed Merck's claims and said that they had evidence that Mr. Rogers took the drug before he died.
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