vioxx
- n a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract; voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2004
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- Toward Safer Tx for Arthritis
The increased risk of heart attack or stroke associated with many arthritis drugs may be avoidable, according to a new international study by researchers at Imperial College London in the UK and published in July 2013 in the journal PLOS ONE . Medications such as Vioxx, diclofenac, ibuprofen and Celebrex achieve pain management by blocking an enzyme called COX-2.
July 8, 2013 - ThirdAge
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- Roger Clemens in CNN International
I was eating Vioxx like it was Skittles,Clemens said. "And now that, now these people who are supposedly regulating it, tell me it's bad for my heart." - Raymond Gilmartin in BBC News
Merck's chairman Raymond Gilmartin said: "Although we believe it would have been possible to continue to market Vioxx with labelling that would incorporate these new data, given the availability of alternative therapies, and the questions raised by... - John Dingell in Guardian Unlimited
Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., said the goal there was "reducing the likelihood of another Vioxx situation, when reported adverse effects went unheard."