1) Cox-2 inhibitor 2) Merck recall of 2004 3) Painkiller withdrawn in 2004 4) Rofecoxib 5) Withdrawn Merck drug
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1) Rofecoxib
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(from the article `Business Overview`) The livelihood of many drug manufacturers depended upon the decisions of governments and courts. Merck was fighting roughly 10,000 lawsuits that ... In the pharmaceutical industry Merck faced ongoing repercussions from its painkiller Vioxx, which it withdrew from the market in 2004. In August a ......
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A drug that was being used for pain relief and was being studied for its ability to prevent cancer and to prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. It is a type of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and a type of antiangiogenesis agent. Vioxx was taken off the market in the U.S. because of safety concerns. Also called rofec...
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Vioxx is a trade name for Rofecoxib, a Cox-2 inhibitor, potentially deadly anti-inflammatory drug manufactured by the American drug company Merck and Company during the early 1990s and widely hailed as a 'wonder drug'. Upon investigation it was found that the side effects of using the drug were frequently heart-attacks or strokes. Doctors and acade...
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