Vioxx Lawsuit

Over 84 million people around the world have been prescribed Vioxx for the relief of acute pain and other symptoms. This Vioxx Lawsuit page provides links and information to help you learn more about the many lawsuits and legal cases that are being filed against Merck & Co. for patients who have allegedly developed cardiovascular complications such as stroke and heart attacks or suffered injury as a result of taking Vioxx. The lawsuits allege that Merck marketed Vioxx without properly advising doctors and consumers of the full extent of the possible side effects of taking this pain relief drug that is used for the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and for menstrual symptoms.

Vioxx was manufactured and marketed by Merck & Co. and was first approved by the FDA to treat acute pain and osteoarthritis in May, 1999. It was later approved for the treatment and relief of rheumatoid arthritis and other uses. Merck withdrew Vioxx from the market in 2004 over concerns that using the drug increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, heart problems, stroke and heart attack. http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm106274.htm http://www.merck.com/newsroom/vioxx/archive.html Read on to learn more about the lawsuits against the manufacturer of this pain relief drug.

There were thousands of lawsuits filed against Merck & Co. and the first Vioxx lawsuit trial was in August 2005 in Texas. The jury found for the plaintiff and awarded $24 million in actual damages and $229 million in punitive damages. They ruled that Merck did not properly warn doctors of all of the dangers of taking Vioxx. Documents and emails that were shown in the trial showed that Merck did know and was aware of the alleged cardiovascular and heart attack risks and that Merck did not properly warn and advise doctors and consumers of the potential risks of using Vioxx. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/00322/Merck_Vioxx_litigation.html

On April 27, 2010 the Supreme Court paved the way for a class action securities lawsuit and decided that investors can sue Merck & Co. over the claim that Merck did not provide adequate information about the potential risks associated with the use of this pain relief drug. It is estimated that investors and shareholders lost $28 billion when the Merck stock price collapsed upon the withdrawal of Vioxx from the market. http://channels.isp.netscape.com/pf/story.jsp?floc=FF-APO-1310&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20100427%2F3823.htm&sc=1310

Some of the potential common side effects of taking rofecoxib include nausea, heartburn, blood in your vomit, unexplained weight gain, abdominal pain or discomfort, allergic reactions, swelling, fatigue, skin rash, itching, flu symptoms, and unusual bruises or bleeding. These can be early signal of more serious side effects. http://www.drugs.com/vioxx.html

There are potential dangers and very serious side effects associated with the use and consumption of this Cox-2 inhibitor and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Merck voluntarily withdrew the drug from the market in 2004, due to increased risks of cardiovascular complications such as stroke and heart attack. Other cardiovascular side effects include hypertension, atrial fibrillation, angina pectoris, hematoma, irregular heart beat, bradycardia, palpitation, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, deep venous thrombosis, transient ischemic attack (TIAs) and pulmonary embolism. There may be other potential side effects from taking this rofecoxib pain relief drug. Discuss these with your doctor for more information. http://www.drugs.com/sfx/vioxx-side-effects.html

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