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April 26, 2005

Vioxx Piece in New York Times

This blogger mentions the Vioxx piece in the New York Times and how Merck played games with its Vioxx studies.

In the published study, Dr. Lisse reported that five patients taking Vioxx had suffered heart attacks during the trial, compared with one taking naproxen, a difference that did not reach statistical significance. But the paper never mentioned the three additional cardiac deaths of patients taking Vioxx, including the 73-year-old woman.

 

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Posted on April 26, 2005 09:35 PM by Vioxx68.
Filed in Personal Injury Resources under vioxx.
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