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July 6, 2006 |
Associated Press, "Vioxx
'a Hazard,' Doctor Testifies" |
Patients
who took the painkiller Vioxx were at risk of heart attacks and strokes -- something
shown by studies conducted years before the product went on the market, a doctor
testified Wednesday.
Dr. Lemuel Moye,
a physician and professor of biostatistics at the University of Texas, took the
witness stand as the first Vioxx liability trial in California entered its second
week.
Moye concluded that
the painkiller carried more risk than benefits to patients after he reviewed
clinical trials conducted by Vioxx maker Merck & Co. dating to 1996.
"Vioxx is a
hazard for a stroke and for heart attack," Moye testified.
The lawsuit was filed
by 71-year-old Stewart Grossberg, a retired Northridge construction manager,
who alleges that Vioxx caused him to have a heart attack in 2001, and that Merck
marketed it without warning consumers of its potential problems. |
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have been contacted by thousands of Vioxx drug patients
nationwide as part of the Vioxx litigation. We have represented
patients who ingested prescription drugs with dangerous,
undisclosed side effects in personal injury lawsuits
across America, including residents of Alaska, Alabama,
Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin,
West Virginia and Wyoming. |
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living outside the United States who have been injured
by an American product manufactured may also in certain
cases file Vioxx lawsuits for compensation for heart
attacks and strokes in United States courts. |
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Vioxx
Recall: The international prescription
drug company Merck announced in September
2004 the worldwide withdrawal of the arthritis
medication Rofecoxib, sold in most countries
under the brand name Vioxx, because a study
showed an increased risk of heart attack
and stroke.
Vioxx
Trial: Patients who have suffered
injuries due to Vioxx have filed litigation
against Merck for selling Vioxx even though
Merck allegedly was aware of Vioxx's dangerous
side effects. |
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