Have you taken Vioxx? Vioxx Lawsuit Information

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Have you taken Vioxx? Vioxx Lawsuit Information.

Vioxx, marketed by Merck in 80 countries with sales of $2.5 billion dollars in 2003, heightens the risk of stroke and heart attack in a study of patients taking the drug in a Merck trial to evaluate its effectiveness against colorectal polyps. An independent study in July showed a high dose of Vioxx increased the risk of Heart Attack and hypertension.

Patients taking a high dose of Vioxx -- 50 mg -- ran nearly twice the risk of stroke and heart attack as well as death linked to heart disease.

Merck withdrew Vioxx based on the results of an internal three-year study of 2,600 patients, half of whom received a 25 mg dose of Vioxx and half of whom received a placebo. An estimated 84 million people have taken Vioxx since its approval by the FDA in 1999.

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