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Vioxx Side Effects

Name: Vioxx
Generic: Rofecoxib
Manufacturer: Merck & Co.
Date approved: 1999
Status: Voluntarily withdrawn
Approved uses: Treatment of pain associated with osteoarthritis
Off-Label uses: Pain relief, migraine headache relief, treatment of painful menstrual symptoms
Side effects:
  • Blood Clots
  • Heart Attack
  • Stroke
  • Sudden Death
Related topics: Unsafe Drugs, Bextra, Celebrex
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Vioxx Recall Information

Vioxx is a Cox-2 inhibitor, manufactured by Merck & Co. Vioxx was used to treat osteoarthritis, severe menstrual cramps and acute pain before being withdrawn from the market. Vioxx was linked to an increased risk of blood clots, heart attack, stroke and sudden death in a 2001 study. Long-term patients, especially those who used Vioxx for more than 18 months, were found to be at a greater risk of developing severe Vioxx side effects.

Merck Admits Errors with Vioxx Reports

In September 2004, Merck announced the withdrawal of Vioxx from all worldwide markets after a long-term study was halted because of an increased risk of serious cardiovascular events including heart attack, stroke, blood clots and other cardiovascular complications among study patients taking the drug Vioxx. In September 2004, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledged Merck’s voluntary withdrawal of Vioxx and issued a Public Health Advisory directed at patients who were prescribed Vioxx. Some reports indicate that Merck was fully aware of Vioxx side effects and risks as early as March 2000 and that there was a concerted effort by the company to bury negative evidence and even distort the drug trials by excluding heart patients from the Vioxx studies. read more

Side Effects of Vioxx

Millions of people suffer from pain on a daily basis due to a variety of ailments and illnesses. Vioxx® (rofecoxib) is a nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) formerly used to treat the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis , for the management of acute pain in adults, and for the treatment of severe menstrual symptoms in some women. Vioxx is included in the group of NSAIDs known as COX-2 inhibitors or Coxibs (CycloOxygenase-2 Inhibitors), which also includes the drugs Celebrex, and Bextra. read more

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Vioxx Jury Verdicts

______ $315,609 plus costs and interest for approximately $367,490. Breakdown: $211,152 in past medicals, $15,000 in past wage loss, $75,000 in non - Misdiagnosis Leads to Two Open Heart Surgeries

______ VERDICT Restaurant gave patrons tambourines to play as form of entertainment - Plaintiff was injured when nail protruding from tambourine punctured her left palm - Neuroma in left, non- dominant hand requiring two hand surgeries and physical therapy.

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Vioxx FDA Information

Public Health Advisory: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Products (NSAIDS)

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Vioxx News Articles

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Vioxx Newsfeeds

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Idera presents IMO-3100 Phase 1 trial data in autoimmune diseases at Keystone Symposia

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Vioxx Patents

Phenyl heterocycles as cox-2 inhibitors

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Vioxx Useful Web Sites

James F. Humphreys, LC, Vioxx

Anapol Schwartz, Vioxx Attorneys

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Vioxx Wikipedia

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Osteoarthritis

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