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VIOXX

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VI`OXX    (vī´ǒks)
prop. n.1.(Chem. & Med.) A trade name for rofecoxib.
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Noun1.Vioxx - a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract; voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2004
rofecoxib
Cox-2 inhibitor - an anti-inflammatory drug that fights pain and blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1; increases the risk of heart attacks; "Cox-2 inhibitors reduce the symptoms of arthritis without endangering the stomach and kidneys"
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Personal injury attorneys representing clients who have allegedly been harmed by the prescription drug Vioxx are congratulating themselves over a historic judgment rendered recently.
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of a ruling that reinstated a securities fraud lawsuit involving the company's disclosures to investors about its withdrawn Vioxx pain drug.
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The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Vioxx users who suffered no known harm from the withdrawn pain drug cannot sue Merck to pay for medical tests and treatment by heart doctors, Reuters reported June 4.
NJ court dismisses Vioxx medical monitoring suit by Adverse Event Reporting News
 
 
 
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