Vioxx Patient News Overview: What is going on?

Vioxx has been the subject of tremendous media attention and hype, here are some of the most important developments.

Vioxx Recalled

On September 30, 2004 Merck the maker of Vioxx announced they would pull the best selling drug ( 2.5 billion dollar per year) off the market as a major study confirmed long held concerns that Vioxx raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.

May have Caused 27,000 Heart Attacks

On October 6, 2004, the Wall Street Journal reported that some government researchers believe Vioxx may have led to more than 27,000 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths before it was pulled from the market. This estimate of deaths was based on findings of patients of Kaiser Permanente, one of largest HMOs in the U.S.

Lancet Medical Journal Says Drug Should have been Pulled in 2000

On November 4, 2004, the most prominent British medical journal The Lancet published a study that concluded Merck and the FDA should have withdrawn Vioxx from the market as early as 2000 because of earlier studies that showed the drug nearly doubled the risk of heart attacks among patients.

Vioxx Trial

In August 2005 the first of many expected trials against Merck begin in Texas. The case alleges that Robert Ernst, a healthy 59 year old was the victim of a Vioxx related heart attack caused by a blood clot. Lawyers representing Mrs. Ernst are asking for at least $40 Million dollars in damages for her husband's premature death.



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