| Merck's
voluntary withdrawal of Vioxx from the United States market on
September 30, 2004 has launched lawsuits from patients who have
suffered from the side effects of this drug. One of these
lawsuits includes the ceoxx class action suit.
A drug named Rofecoxib, to
treat arthritis and acute pain, and is made by Merck, is known
in the United States by the brand name, Vioxx and is known in
other parts of the world by the brand name, Ceoxx.
A study showed that patients
who did not have any previous heart disease and who took Ceoxx
or Vioxx increased their chances for stroke or heart attack as
opposed to patients who took placebo.
Read more about a class action
suit that was filed in Chicago from this site http://suitfarm.com/.
"The Chicago law firm
of KENNETH B. MOLL & ASSOCIATES, LTD. filed the first
worldwide class action lawsuit against Merck, on behalf of all
persons who were prescribed the potentially deadly arthritis
drug rofecoxib, also known as Vioxx (Ceoxx outside the United
States). The law firm has already received inquiries from
persons who believe they were injured by Vioxx in China, South
Africa, Italy, Canada, the United States, and other countries.
Merck estimates that over 24 million patients have been
prescribed the drug worldwide."
"The lawsuit, known as the
'VIOXX Class Action,' was filed in the Federal District Court
for the Northern District of Illinois."
ceoxx
site map
Another class action filed in
Arizona: http://www.mynippon.com/vioxx/2004/12/vioxx-class-action-lawsuit-filed-in.html
Article
of lawsuit in Canada
Link to Merck's article
regarding the withdrawal of Vioxx:
http://www.vioxx.com/rofecoxib/vioxx/consumer/index.jsp
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