Topic - vioxx

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Biosciences

Merck’s Mixed on Arcoxia

Arcoxia is easy on the stomach, but it’s tough on the heart.
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Biosciences

Drugs & Devices: Stock Shock

Defibrillator sales’ irregular beat; Merck wins Vioxx Case; women’s drugs: $63B by 2010
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Biosciences

Some Painkillers Hurt Heart

Ibuprofen and other household remedies may pose risks.
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Biosciences

Merck Jury Splits Decision

Drug company must pay $4.5 million to one of two plaintiffs for causing his heart attack.
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Biosciences

Celebrex Dangerous as Well?

A study claims Celebrex should not receive preferential treatment over Vioxx.
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General news, Biosciences

Pfizer Painkiller’s Bad Data

A new study concludes that Celebrex is no safer than similar drugs that have been pulled from the market.
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Biosciences, Finance

Top 10 Trends: Precision Drugs

As big pharma’s blockbuster business model falters, personalized drugs start to gain traction.
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Biosciences

Merck Refills its Prescription

Drug giant plans to offer new drugs, but will also take another dose of cost-cutting as it fends off thousands of Vioxx suits.
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Biosciences

Vioxx Mistrial Declared

The jury fails to reach a verdict in the first federal case involving problems linked to Merck’s painkiller.
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Biosciences

Merck Left Out Vioxx Deaths

Influential medical journal says drug giant submitted false data about heart problems linked to its pain drug Vioxx.
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Biosciences

Merck Cuts 7,000 Jobs

Drug maker is closing five plants in restructuring effort to deal with ongoing Vioxx litigation and other challenges.
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General news, Biosciences

FDA Probes Tamiflu Deaths

U.S. and E.U. authorities investigate reports of suicides of Japanese teenagers who took flu treatment.
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Biosciences

Vioxx Verdict Lifts Merck 4%

A jury finds the pharma giant gave doctors adequate warning about Vioxx's risks.
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Biosciences, Finance

Cerimon Gets $70M First Round

Pharma startup to develop clinical trials for drugs used in other countries.
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Biosciences

Tech to Fight Fake Drugs

The global counterfeit medicine industry is big and growing fast, reaping high margins and presenting great risk to public health. Legit firms are forced to adapt, and that means opportunity for those in the know.
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Communications

TechSpin: Google Übernet

Search titan builds massive space inside communications nerve center; Vonage seeks sale; BT starts new life; drug makers launch clinical trials site.
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Biosciences

Glaxo’s HIV Drug Hiccup

The British pharma giant’s CCR5 antagonist has proven toxic in mid-stage trials.
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Biosciences

Celebrex Analog Fights Cancer

A new study suggests that a chemical relation to Pfizer’s COX-2 inhibitor could become a treatment for multiple myeloma.
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Biosciences, Finance

A Merck-y View of Vioxx Cases

The first Vioxx verdict aside, analysts looking to additional indicators to gauge the power of the tidal wave coming at Merck.
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Biosciences, Finance

$253M Verdict in Vioxx Case

Merck’s market cap tumbles $5.17 billion after a jury awards $253 million in the first case focused on the painkiller.
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