| Vioxx
has been big news in the United States. The respected CBS
show, 60 Minutes, did a segment on this recalled
drug. Even on billboards there are big advertisements
about this drug and who you can call for legal help.
This big medical recall on a
popular medicine is just starting in Canada.
Because this drug is used for
treating repeated and regular ailments such as menstrual cycles,
osteoarthritis, and acute pain, its regular use is more
widespread than most drugs that apply to a more targeted,
smaller part of the population.
Side effects range from respiratory tract infection, diarrhea, high blood
pressure to heart attack, kidney damage, and in certain
cases, ulcers.
August 19, 2005
Vioxx®
Settlement
On October 1,
2004, an entry here (Merck
Withdraws Vioxx®) announced the decision by the company
for a voluntary withdrawal of their arthritis and pain
medication Vioxx® (rofecoxib) because study results showed that
patients who used the drug for 18 months had an increased risk
of cardovascular (CV) events, such as heart attack and stroke.
In the first personal-injury case over the drug to come to
trial, on August 19, 2005 a jury ruled that Merck & Co. must
pay more than $253 million to the family of a Texas man who died
after taking the company's Vioxx painkiller.
Settlement news
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