"… turn.” …"

"… y to Larry Long. The drug's maker, Merck, already had agreed to settle the Vioxx class action. The projected payouts were relatively easy to calculate: Lon …"

"… ge of people that are in need.” Oasis made loans on similar terms to 43 Vioxx plaintiffs, totaling about $224,000. Orran L. Brown, the Virginia lawyer …"

"… Gary Chodes, the company’s chief executive, said the performance of the Vioxx loans showed why Oasis must charge high rates. Eight of the 43 borrowers f …"

"… s to journalists and holds a news conference. In 2004, when the painkiller Vioxx was found to cause heart attacks, the agency not only issued its own news …"

"… an FDA advisory panel -- was beset by controversy. One of the COX-2 drugs, Vioxx, had recently been withdrawn from the market for safety reasons. The FDA h …"

"… e were published reports of suppressed drug safety data regarding not just Vioxx, but another COX-2 inhibitor, Celebrex. Emotions were running high as the …"

"… ainkillers.The previous September, pharmaceutical firm Merck had withdrawn Vioxx voluntarily, shortly before evidence surfaced to suggest that the drug cau …"

"… sometime FDA critic well-known for his early warning about the dangers of Vioxx, is the principal investigator on the study known as PRECISION (the Prospe …"

"… taken by employees of the FDA.The FDA has come under heavy criticism since Vioxx and other widely prescribed drugs were recalled for safety reasons. Member …"

"… ew Drug Safety Oversight Board.  After the recall pileup of Vioxx and other potentially dangerous medications, the safety board was establis …"

"… as COX-2 inhibitors, were found to cause severe side effects. Merck's Vioxx and Pfizer's Bextra were withdrawn from the market. Celebrex was kept on t …"

"… strongest safety alert.David Graham, an FDA whistleblower, estimated that Vioxx may have caused heart attacks in as many as 140,000 Americans and led to a …"

"… nd led to as many as 55,000 deaths in the United States.In the wake of the Vioxx controversy, news organizations documented the inadequacy of the safety mo …"

"… e safety monitoring system as well as the FDA's inaction. Complaints about Vioxx, media stories revealed, had been trickling in since 2001."The fact is tha …"

"… The move comes amidst heavily publicized safety concerns from painkillers Vioxx and Bextra, both of which were removed from the market in 2005.2005The pha …"

"… lure: its lack of action against the popular arthritis and pain medication Vioxx despite clear and convincing evidence that the drug posed a threat to thou …"

"… own. In September 2004 the pharmaceutical giant Merck voluntarily withdrew Vioxx after it became evident that the drug increased the risk of cardiovascular …"

"… s currently configured, is incapable of protecting America against another Vioxx. We are virtually defenseless.” The incident raised troubling questions …"

"… hen its ability to monitor drug performance and could help prevent another Vioxx-like debacle. …"