Swiss researchers led by Peter Juni of the University of Bern pooled results from 29 studies of VIOXX and found that people who took it had more than double the risk of heart attack than those given dummy pills or other painkillers. Sept 30, 2004 - Merck Announces Voluntary Worldwide Withdrawal of VIOXX VIOXX , arthritis and acute pain medicine, was pulled from the market today by Merck after a study confirmed that it increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and strokes. The company said its decision to withdraw VIOXX from the market is based on new three-year data from a colon cancer trial. VIOXX was launched in the United States in 1999 and has been marketed in more than 80 countries.
VIOXX May 27, 2002 - New research suggests that VIOXX may delay healing of a broken bone. Merck and Pharmacia the makers VIOXX deny any link. VIOXX and Celebrex fight pain by blocking cox-2. Other studies have also suggested an increased risk of cardiovascular events to occur among VIOXX patients.
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