The former top scientist at Merck testified Monday that he initially concluded an internal study of Vioxx linked the drug to an increase in heart attacks and strokes less than a year after it was approved for sale.
Mixed Verdicts for Merck in Vioxx Cases
A New Jersey jury ruled that Merck failed to provide adequate warning about the risks of its Vioxx painkiller in one of two cases decided.
Merck & Co. failed to persuade a Texas judge to throw out an April jury verdict in a product- liability lawsuit against the company about its Vioxx painkiller.
THURSDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- In the second case of its kind, a New Jersey jury on Thursday agreed with drug maker Merck & Co. that a 60-year-old man's heart attack was not triggered by use of the company's now-banned painkiller Vioxx. More...
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