Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 FDA Panel: Merck's Vioxx Safe Enough to Be Sold A panel of experts, by a narrow margin, said on Friday that Merck & Co. Inc.'s now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx was safe enough to be sold in the United States despite an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Reuters Health Information 2005 http://mp.medscape.com/cgi-bin1/DM/y/emXI0EDHzl0DzC0GSIR0Ek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Amazing copout. The FDA has just made a landmark decision that will erode consumer confidence in the future towards the drug industry and regulatory agencies. On Mar 1, 2005, at 12:29 PM, wrote: > > FDA Panel: Merck's Vioxx Safe Enough to Be Sold > A panel of experts, by a narrow margin, said on Friday that Merck & Co. > Inc.'s now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx was safe enough to be sold in the > United States despite an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. > Reuters Health Information 2005 > http://mp.medscape.com/cgi-bin1/DM/y/emXI0EDHzl0DzC0GSIR0Ek > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Amazing copout. The FDA has just made a landmark decision that will erode consumer confidence in the future towards the drug industry and regulatory agencies. >>>Zev do we know how many people actually died. I have not seen any reliable numbers, have you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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