Chronology of events surrounding Vioxx and other painkillers (Vioxx prescription)
Chronology of events surrounding Vioxx and other painkillers
December 1998: Food and Drug Administration approves Pfizer Inc.'s Celebrex, the first Cox-2 inhibitor, to treat arthritis.
Source: www.courierpostonline.com
Jury awards $4.5M in Vioxx case
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A jury has found U.S. drug company Merck & Co. liable for one of two former Vioxx users' heart attacks in a split verdict that awarded $4.5 million in damages to one of the plaintiffs.
Source: www.cnn.com
Advertisers Want Drug Warning Labels Removed
A coalition of advertising and public relations groups wants to strip most of the warnings from prescription drug ads aimed at consumers.
Source: www.foxnews.com
Merck Loses $4.5 Million Vioxx Verdict in New Jersey (Update2)
April 5 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co. must pay at least $4.5 million to one man who claimed its painkiller Vioxx caused his heart attack and nothing to another for the same claim, a jury said.
Source: www.bloomberg.com
Holiday sales give boost to Walgreen earnings
Despite a mild flu season that kept many people out of doctors' offices and pharmacies, Walgreen Co. on Monday said its earnings jumped 7 percent during the second quarter thanks to strong holiday merchandise sales.
Source: www.philly.com
AP News in Brief
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two political parties, two rival plans to deal with the nation's burgeoning illegal immigrant population. And barring a breakthrough, no guarantee that either of them can pass a Senate riven by election-year partisanship.
Source: www.woai.com
Walgreen 2Q Earnings Climb 7 Percent
Walgreen Co., the nation's biggest pharmacy chain by revenue, on Monday reported a 7 percent jump in earnings for the second quarter as sales increased despite a milder flu season than a year earlier.
Source: feeds.chicagotribune.com
Less breast cancer in COX-2 users: study
Patients who took prescription pain relievers known as COX-2 inhibitors were less likely to develop breast cancer than others who did not have a history of taking the drugs, a study released on Tuesday said.
Source: news.yahoo.com
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Ed Bradley profiles Yankees superstar Derek Jeter, and has a revealing chat with Jeter's mom. See the report this Sunday on the 38th season premiere of 60 Minutes .
Source: www.cbsnews.com
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