Merck’s Vioxx Replacement Gets Mixed Reviews

by Christine Miller
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

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On November 13th, the Associated Press released an article showing mixed reviews of Arcoxia, the cox-2 inhibitor drug that Merck is hoping to market as a replacement for its drug Vioxx. Merck pulled Vioxx off the market in late 2004 because of studies showing an increased risk of heart attack / cardi...

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mmeohe
Thursday, December 07, 2006 at 06:26 PM
After trying everything except heavy narcotics for sciatica,I found some old vioxx. It was the only pill that reduced scream producing pain. My doctors thought it a good idea. No side effects.
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