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.
Merck Scientist Testifies Vioxx Caused More Heart Attacks Than Aleve
LOS ANGELES - People who took part in a clinical trial of the pain reliever Vioxx had heart attacks at a rate four times higher than those taking an older painkiller, a health data analyst for Merck and Co. testified today.
Another painkiller, Bextra, ordered pulled
By Cheryl Clark STAFF WRITER April 8, 2005 Dr. Paul Speckart of Bankers Hill was just about to renew a patient's Bextra prescription yesterday. came six months after Merck withdrew its painkiller Vioxx because a study linked it to heart attacks and strokes. Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex are thought to limit
Calif.'s 1st Vioxx Trial Starts
Merck & Co. knew of potential harmful side effects of its drug Vioxx and failed to notify doctors, a lawyer for a man who claims the painkiller caused his heart attack said Tuesday in opening statements of the first Vioxx liability case to go to trial in California.
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