Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that they have filed a health care fraud charge against a doctor accused of faking research for a dozen years in published studies that suggested after-surgery benefits from painkillers including Vioxx and Celebrex.
Merck wins for 10th time in 15 Vioxx cases
Jurors in the Midwest's first trial over the once-blockbuster painkiller Vioxx on Tuesday cleared the drug's maker in the 2003 deadly heart attack of a 52-year-old woman.
Merck's ex-CEO to testify on Vioxx
Former Merck CEO Raymond Gilmartin agreed to a plaintiff lawyers' request that he testify at a Vioxx trial to begin in Atlantic City in late February.
Study Casts New Doubt On Pain Killer Safety
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) With prescription drugs Vioxx and Bextra already pulled from the market, a study has raised disturbing questions about the heart safety of long-term use of over-the-counter pain relievers such as Advil, Motrin and Aleve.
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