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Showing posts with label Vioxx. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Vioxx. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Merck Wins Reversal of Vioxx Ruling in Saskatchewan

From Bloomberg: Merck & Co., after settling most of its Vioxx lawsuits in the U.S., persuaded an appeals court to halt one of two nation...

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Vioxx shows miracle drugs not always what they seem

From the Vancouver Sun: If medications had personalities, Vioxx would be that macho guy in a Hummer who just took your parking space (and th...

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Studies allege Merck manipulated Vioxx data; journal calls for ethics overhaul

From the Canadian Press: Two new studies suggest drugmaker Merck and Co. manipulated data on its withdrawn drug Vioxx, was slow to disclose ...

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Merck agrees to US$4.85B settlement over Vioxx

From CTV News: Merck & Co. has offered to pay US$4.85 billion to end litigation with thousands of U.S. plaintiffs over its painkiller Vi...

Federal drug approvals plunge

The American and Canadian drug approval systems often share information and make similar decisions. I suspect the decrease in approvals of ...

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Vioxx, Avandia, what next?

From the Associated Press: How does a drug go from blockbuster to bust? How can big safety issues go undetected in medicines taken by millio...

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