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Merck Statement on Article in The Archives of Internal Medicine I...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:57:04 GMT

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., November 23, 2009 – Merck believes the article published in The Archives of Internal Medicine in today’s issue related to VIOXX used unreliable methods and reached incorrect conclusions.

Merck Wins Summary Judgment in Second Federal Bellwether Case Inv...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck said today that U.S. District Court Judge John F. Keenan granted summary judgment in Merck's

Vioxx risks could have been detected earlier: study

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:19 GMT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Heart risks from taking Merck & Co Inc's painkiller Vioxx could have been detected more than three years before the company withdrew the drug from the market in September 2004,

Vioxx Showed Risk Signs Before Being Pulled: Report

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:19:00 GMT

Studies showed the painkiller Vioxx had heart side effects years before drugmaker Merck pulled the pill off the market.

Analysis Finds Vioxx's Heart Attack Risk in 2001 (at The Wall Str...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:03:01 GMT

There was strong evidence that Vioxx significantly increased heart attacks and death at least three years before the drug was pulled from the market, researchers said.

Meta-Analysis Finds Early Signs of Rofecoxib CV Risk

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

The rofecoxib (Vioxx) saga continues with the publication today of a meta-analysis suggesting that the drug's maker, Merck, had evidence of a link to increased risk of heart attack and stroke more tha

Merck Wins Summary Judgment in Second Federal Bellwether Case Inv...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:01:00 GMT

Merck said today that U.S. District Court Judge John F. Keenan granted summary judgment in Merck's favor in Flemings v. Merck. Flemings is the second of three cases involving FOSAMAX (alendronate sodium) designated by the federal MDL court as a bellwether trial case. In granting summary judgment in

Merck claims win in Texas lawsuit over Vioxx

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:45:00 GMT

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) — Merck & Co. said Monday a district court judge in Texas dismissed all claims in a state Medicaid lawsuit over the painkiller Vioxx.

European Medicines Agency advisory committee gives 'negative opin...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:15:00 GMT

An advisory committee in Europe has given a thumbs-down to efforts by Merck KGaA to gain approval for an additional use of a cancer drug.

Texas court tosses state Vioxx suit against Merck

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:09:52 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Texas court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state against drugmaker Merck & Co that sought a refund for money spent on the withdrawn Vioxx pain treatment, the company

Merck Wins Texas Lawsuit Over Vioxx

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:40:00 GMT

Drug maker said Monday a district court judge in Texas dismissed all claims in a state Medicaid lawsuit over the painkiller Vioxx.

Merck Claims Win in Texas Lawsuit Over Vioxx

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:54:04 GMT

Merck said Travis County, Texas District Court Judge Scott H. Jenkins granted the company's motion for summary judgment, dismissing all claims in the case. The case was filed by the state in 2005 and sought damages and penalties for alleged violations of the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act.

Merck claims win in Texas lawsuit over Vioxx

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:53:44 GMT

Merck & Co. said Monday a district court judge in Texas dismissed all claims in a state Medicaid lawsuit over the painkiller Vioxx. Merck said Travis County, Texas District Court Judge Scott H. Jenkins granted the company's motion for summary judgment,...