Merck says profit tumbles, hit by Vioxx recall
January 24, 2005 11:37

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US drugs giant Merck said quarterly net profit tumbled as it took a 552.6-million-dollar blow from the withdrawal of blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx. A rash of lawsuits also now plagues the firm because of the global Vioxx withdrawal on September 30, prompted by a study showing it increased the risk for strokes and heart attacks.

http://www.nbc4.tv/health/4125089/detail.html New Studies Bolster Data That Put Arthritis Drugs On Hot Seat Merck & Co. forced one of its researchers to remove her name from a study linking Vioxx to heart attacks, then criticized the findings before ultimately... (Read this Vioxx Article)