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Thursday, September 30, 2004
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FIVE YEARS TOO LATE!
Merck Announces Voluntary Worldwide Withdrawal of VIOXX® |
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WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Sept. 30, 2004 - Merck &. Co., Inc. today announced a voluntary worldwide withdrawal of VIOXX® (rofecoxib), its arthritis and acute pain medication. The company's decision, which is effective immediately, is based on new, three-year data from a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial, the APPROVe (Adenomatous Polyp Prevention on VIOXX) trial. |
Merck Announces Voluntary Worldwide Withdrawal of VIOXX® |
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WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Sept. 30, 2004 - Merck &. Co., Inc. today announced a voluntary worldwide withdrawal of VIOXX® (rofecoxib), its arthritis and acute pain medication. The company's decision, which is effective immediately, is based on new, three-year data from a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial, the APPROVe (Adenomatous Polyp Prevention on VIOXX) trial.
Read the whole sad tale of FDA failure to protect millions of people from this constantly recurring form of medical disaster...
http://www.merck.com/newsroom/press_releases/product/2004_0930.html |
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