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Vioxx defense dealt a blow by new study results
A key part of Merck's Vioxx defense has been its assertion that the drug didn't demonstrate any heightened risk of cardiovascular incidents until 18 months after patients began taking the drug. But now a new study suggests that the heightened risks began immediately after patients began to start taking the drug. A pre-publication copy of the study was obtained by The Wall Street Journal. The study found that half of the cardiovascular incidents among Vioxx patients occurred within 12 months of the inception of therapy.
- check out the Journal's report (sub. req.)
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Finally, a scientist whom can divulge the truth about the medication vioxx. I was taking the vioxx medication back in 1999 - 2000. The medication was putting stress on my heart. I spoke with the pcp whom relentlessly kept writing a prescription for it.
The next thing I new, I was referred to a cardiologist. I had to utilize common sense becase I am a spinal patient. This means that the spine is posterior but the heart is anterior to the spine if there is swelling in any part of the spine my heart can go through irregular heat beats ischemia and perhaps begin deteriorating the chordanae tendinae.
Luckily, he was just the pcp and I got a surgeon but for a while it got very scary. I did contact an attorney to share my findings,but they were more interested in the patients whom died from the medication.
How can you complain if you are dead? Were they looking for the information to slip from the dry lips of a terminally ill patient?
Thank you so much, since I have joined your group, you have demonstrated on numerous accounts, that I remain on top of my mental oreintation.
Taking medication under medic prescription should not assume any risk for the patien. I am sorry to hear about your case and I can only it's very rare. Every time I take prescription drugs I am most confident and I never met such cases... I guess it very much depends on the medic here.






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