ASSOCIATED PRESS Lawyers for Merck & Co. told the Supreme Court on Monday that investors waited too long and didn’t do all of the necessary investigations to sue the drug maker over whether it properly warned about the risks of its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx. Whether the high court agrees with the drug maker will help clarify the legal standards for determining exactly when the clock starts
US judge quashes 50-million-dollar Vioxx damages against Merck
A US judge overturned "grossly excessive" damages of 50 million dollars awarded by a jury to a former FBI agent who took drug giant Merck's controversial painkiller Vioxx.
FDA Official: Power to Write Drug Labels Could Help
Information about serious side effects from drugs such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn Vioxx could get to the public quicker if regulators had the power to write the warning labels themselves, a U.S. drug official told Congress on Tuesday.
Ex-Vioxx user tells of heart attack
Took drug 4 years for arthritis pain Frail, pale and struggling to recall his medical history, a former Vioxx user who blames the painkiller for his heart attack told jurors Monday about the day he collapsed and suffered a broken hip, triggering a long slide that has left him unable to care for himself.
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