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Merck & Co., the maker of Vioxx® is pulling its best-selling arthritis drug off the market based on data indicating the drug increases the risk of heart attack and stroke among users.

The company announced on September 30, 2004 the immediate, voluntary worldwide withdrawal after a three-year colon cancer clinical trial revealed that patients taking Vioxx® had test results showing an increased risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular complications. The FDA found that people taking the recommended dose of Vioxx were at 3 times the risk of heart attack and sudden death compared to persons taking other, non-steroidal painkillers. Further, those taking Vioxx® had a 50% greater chance of sudden cardiac death or heart attack than those using Pfizer’s Celebrex®, a rival medicine. Vioxx® has also been associated with several other life-threatening side effects, including blood clots, angina and nonbacterial meningitis, severe intestinal damage, ulcerations and bleeding, and kidney damage.

If you have suffered a heart attack or stroke while on Vioxx®, please fill out our claim form.

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