VAIL, Colorado - It hasn’t been that long since the arthritis drug Vioxx was taken off the market for increased risk of stroke and heart attack in some patients. Currently, the manufacturer of the drug Fosamax, which is used in the treatment or prevention of osteoporosis, is involved in a trial with a class-action lawsuit alleging the drug causes osteonecrosis of the jaw, pathological fractures
Attorneys gather in Fort Myers to discuss Vioxx lawsuit trials (The News-Press)
About 60 attorneys from around the country gathered in a Fort Myers courtroom this morning to suggest a location and standard procedures for trials resulting from Vioxx lawsuits.
Panel: FDA hasn't learned from Vioxx
WASHINGTON -- Two years after the withdrawal of the pain-killer Vioxx, the Food and Drug Administration still can't adequately track the safety of new drugs and respond quickly to problems, a panel of experts said Friday. Link to original articleLA jury finds Vioxx maker not liable for man's heart problems
A jury on Wednesday found pharmaceutical company Merck not liable for causing an elderly man's heart ailments after he took the drugmaker's once-popular painkiller Vioxx.
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