Vioxx Lawsuit News

Recent publications about Vioxx

March 2, 2005 - "FDA ‘lapses' in Vioxx actions"

October 14, 2003 - "Celebrex heart disease and cerebrovascular complication warning issued"

October 11, 2003 - "Possible Vioxx heart attack link found"

September 14, 2003 - "Vioxx Effectiveness Questioned"

June 4, 2003 - "Vioxx use leads to a kidney transplant for a former Southern Mississippi tailback"

June 3, 2003 - "Vioxx does not slow Alzheimer’s"

June 8, 2002 - The FDA said that Celebrex must continue to carry a warning on the arthritis drug's label that it can result in serious ulcer complications.

Vioxx Information In The Media

Aug. 21, 2001 -- my.webmd.com Heart researchers from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation say that the popular arthritis drugs Vioxx and Celebrex may increase the risk for heart attacks and are cautioning doctors to use the drugs very carefully, especially in people with heart disease.

July 10, 2001 (Washington) -- content.health.msn.com A woman who developed kidney failure after taking the popular arthritis drug Vioxx has raised more questions about the safety of this and similar drugs.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 - msnbc.com The arthritis drug Vioxx appears to cause fewer ulcers than the older painkiller naproxen and its label should say so, the government's scientific advisers decided Thursday in a boon for maker Merck & Co.BUT THE panel didn't have all good news for Merck: Vioxx should retain its strong warning that it can cause ulcers just like some other older, cheaper painkillers - and doctors and patients should be warned that it might carry a heart risk, too.

arthritis.about.com You might expect the makers of COX-2 selective drugs, Celebrex and Vioxx, to report on advantages over older NSAIDS (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) for the treatment of arthritis. Instead of merely challenging the older NSAIDS, Celebrex and Vioxx are battling each other.

arthritis.about.com On Thursday December 31, 1998, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Celebrex(TM), (generic: Celecoxib) for the relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and adult rheumatoid arthritis.

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