Archived Headlines

New England Journal of Medicine Recommends Not Prescribing Celebrex (12/23/04)
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New Worries About Drug Safety (Forbes.com, 12/16/04)
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UPDATE: Pediatric Suicide Risk
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FDA Health Advisory on Use of Antidepressants in Adults and Children
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Archived Celebrex Headlines

FDA: Consider Alternative to Celebrex (CNN.com, 12/17/04)

FDA Researcher Blows Whistle on Merck and Vioxx (11/18/04)

Archived Crestor Headlines

FDA Sends AstraZeneca Letter Over Crestor Advertisement (PharmaLive.com, 12/22/04)

Archived Vioxx Headlines

New Evidence Merck Hid Vioxx Risk
(Business Week Online, 6/30/05)

"State of Texas Sues Merck Over Vioxx
(Associated Press, 6/30/05)

Merck tried to alter Vioxx in 2000
(MSNBC.com, 6/23/05)

Merck's Vioxx lawsuits could reach 100,000
(MSNBC News, 5/23/05)

Despite Safety Concerns Vioxx Aggressively Marketed
(MSNBC.com, 5/05/05)

Vioxx aggressively marketed despite concerns
(MSNBC News, 5/5/05)

Vioxx Costs Merck CEO His Job
(Yahoo.com, 5/5/05)

Judge Sees Vioxx Lawsuit Lasting Rest of Decade
(Reuters, 4/28/05)

First Wrongful Death Trial of Vioxx is Delayed
(1010 WINS.com NEW YORK , 4/28/05)

FDA panel suggests warning labels for Vioxx
(The Johns Hopkins News-Letter, 3/4/05)

FDA advisers had ties to painkillers' makers:
Without votes, Bextra and Vioxx would've been voted off market
(New York Times, 2/24/05)

Researchers Confirm Vioxx Nearly Doubled Cardiovascular Risks In Cancer Prevention Study (Science Daily, 2/23/05)

FDA Official: Even Low-dose Vioxx Risky (MarketWatch, 2/17/05)

Merck had early Vioxx warning? WSJ: Records show safety committee had data showing users could develop heart problems in 4 months

Merck Slumps On SEC Vioxx Investigation (Forbes, 1/28/05)

Vioxx, Celebrex overprescribed? (USA Today, 1/25/05)

Journal Releases Vioxx Study (CNN, 1/25/05)

FDA: Scientist can publish controversial Vioxx safety data (AP, 1/4/05)

Merck CEO to be deposed in Vioxx suits (CBS.MarketWatch.com, 12/28/04)

Pharmaceuticals Face of the Year: David Graham (Forbes.com, 12/13/04)

Vioxx Suit Filed in Phoenix on Behalf of Arizonans (The Associated Press, 12/11/04)

Vioxx Users in Action Against Drug Company (12/10/04)

FDA Researcher Blow Whistle on Merck and Vioxx (11/18/04)

FDA Failed Public on Vioxx, Official Says (MSNBC, 11/18/04)

Merck Preps Counter Offensive Over Vioxx (Forbes.com, 11/15/04)

The Vioxx Safety Study Merck Didn't Do (Forbes.com, 11/12/04)

Merck named in SEC, DOJ Vioxx probes (CNN Money, 11/8/04)

Vioxx should have been withdrawn years ago: study (CBC Health and Science News, 11/5/04)

Merck Tried to Bury Vioxx Concerns for Years (Reuters, 11/1/04)

Merck's Missing Vioxx Study (Forbes.com, 10/14/04)

Local Firm May File Vioxx Suit (Tallahassee Democrat, 10/8/04)

FDA Study Estimates Vioxx Linked to 27,000 Heart Attacks
(CNNMoney.com, October 6, 2004)

Vioxx Questions and Answers from the
US Food and Drug Administration (9/30/04)

Coxibs and Cardiovascular Disease (New England Journal of Medicine - PDF)

A Statement From Public Citizen Concerning
the Withdrawal of Vioxx From the Market

FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Vioxx
as its Manufacturer Voluntarily Withdraws the Product
(Food and Drug Administration)

Merck Withdraws Arthritis Drug Vioxx (USA Today)

Merck To Withdraw Vioxx From Market Because of Heart Risks (Bloomberg)

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