Seattle Post Intelligencer - Vioxx was pushed very aggressively as the greatest thing for arthritis pain and, by gosh, it ended up killing people,” said Dr. Bryan Wicks, president of the Washington State Medical Association. Read More
CNN Money - But since Vioxx was pulled off the market more than three years ago, the agency […]

Pfizer Pulls Celebrex AdvertisingAbout - News & Issues, NY - 14 hours agoThe company had just launched a new ad campaign promoting Celebrex's safety record after Merck voluntarily recalled its arthritis drug Vioxx because of …

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US EQUITIES WEEK AHEAD:Auto Makers,Retailers Report Feb SalesCNNMoney.com - 6 hours agos (MRK) proposed $4.85 billion settlement of Vioxx product liability […]

Sioux City Journal - Nahmias said the defendants are accused of making 24 different drugs, including counterfeit versions of Vioxx, Viagra, Cialis, Valium and Xanax, and marketing them through unsolicited “spam” advertisements as authentic generic versions of drugs being Read More
Seattle Times - In a little vial in a lab at […]

CNN Money - Three years ago, when Merck was embroiled in a managerial mess that culminated in its Vioxx recall, Wall Street dreamed up scenarios under which the pharma giant could be saved. One of the most popular analyst fantasies involved a merger between Read More
Chicago Tribune - Steven Cohen gambled […]

Forbes - When Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) dealt with problems with Vioxx they brought their lawyers out to fight the cases, instead of examining how the problem happened in the first place. Vision. It creates emotional uplift. Think Read More
Political Gateway - In 2005, a panel of […]

Forbes - Hassan will have to defend himself from now on against the same accusations that have crushed pharmaceutical companies since Merck’s Vioxx was yanked from the market in 2004. Doctors and politicians want more transparency, meaning no sweeping of Read More
Morris County Daily Record - PHILADELPHIA — A sales manager […]

Tennessee gets $11.2 million from MerckBizjournals.com, NC - Feb 26, 2008States alleged that Merck, the maker of Pepcid and Vioxx, used exceptions to the law when selling to hospitals. The exceptions did not reflect "best price" …Tennessee Receives $11.2 Million In Merck Settlement The ChattanooganNixon gets win over Merck Branson Daily Newsall 9 news articles

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Vioxx […]

Medical News Today - Of the originally marketed drugs, rofecoxib (Vioxx), lumaricoxib (Bextra) and celecoxib (Celebrex), only the latter remains on the U.S. market. Read More
eMaxHealth.com - Oregon could become a national leader in the effort to create centralized electronic health records in the US. Amneal Pharmaceuticals has received US FDA approval to manufacture […]

Arlington Heights Daily Herald - Merck and Co. has agreed to pay $671 million to settle claims that it overcharged Medicaid programs for four drugs, including Vioxx and Zocor, and to resolve allegations of improper marketing to doctors, U.S. prosecutors and company officials have Read More
Roanoke Times - The government, Big […]

Sask. court certifies class-action suit against VioxxThe Canadian Press - Feb 20, 2008REGINA - A Saskatchewan court has certified a class-action lawsuit against the makers of the painkiller Vioxx. Court of Queen's Bench Justice John Klebuc …

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Consumers tune out FDA warningsCNNMoney.com - Feb 25, 2008The FDA's credibility took a hit late in 2004, when […]