Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report 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Merck's Vioxx Safe Enough to Be Sold A panel of experts, by a narrow margin, said on Friday that Merck & Co. Inc.'s now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx was safe enough to be sold in the United States despite an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.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
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report 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 Inc.'s now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx was safe enough to be sold in the 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
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report 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
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