Merck recalls Vioxx

Thursday, September 30th, 2004 at 6:48 pm

Not only did Vioxx not work for me, it has now has been shown to have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke:

Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Company is pulling its blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx from the market worldwide because new data from a clinical trial found an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Whitehouse Station-based Merck said Thursday that data from the trial showed the increased risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular complications began 18 months after patients started taking Vioxx.

The data comes from a three-year study aimed at showing that Vioxx at a 25 milligram dose prevents recurrence of polyps in the colon and rectum. The trial was stopped after Merck discovered the higher heart risk compared to patients taking dummy pills.

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Erin Says:
September 30th, 2004 at 8:58 pm

rarrrr!! It worked for ME!! (well, kind of)

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