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Repurposed diabetes drug can reduce pain for those with knee arthritis and overweight or obesity
25 Apr 2025 04:17 GMT
… in a larger clinical trial is warranted.”
Lead … often find difficult, and medications such as paracetamol, … drugs have been approved in Australia since Celebrex (celecoxib) and Vioxx … and their doctors to seek alternative treatments including surgery. …
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Common diabetes drug can reduce the pain of people with knee osteoarthritis and obesity
25 Apr 2025 01:37 GMT
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The randomized clinical trial looked at whether metformin … find difficult, and medications such as paracetamol, … drugs have been approved in Australia since Celebrex (celecoxib) and Vioxx … and their doctors to seek alternative treatments including surgery. …
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FDA to remove Pharma reps from advisory panels, aiming to restore public trust
22 Apr 2025 13:55 GMT
… Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Thursday that it will remove representatives of pharmaceutical … areas, including vaccines, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. While most committee members … For instance, the approval of Vioxx, a pain reliever that was …
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Dr. Roach: Patient avoids using a new drug due to its potentially high risk
21 Apr 2025 12:23 GMT
… that I do a trial of a drug for a noncardiac issue … have taken the drugs for years. (Fen-phen and Vioxx are two … certainly times when a new medicine is such an improvement over … found the kinds of quality trials that consistently show benefit. I …
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The hidden dangers of acetaminophen: Study links long-term use to ORGAN DAMAGE in seniors, but safer remedies are available
09 Apr 2025 22:23 GMT
… For decades, doctors and pharmaceutical companies have assured … to slower drug metabolism and polypharmacy (multiple medication use). … similar patterns emerged with Vioxx (a COX-2 … remedy, offering a gentle yet effective alternative to conventional treatments …
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Medical Science Should Serve People, Not Pharmaceuticals
31 Mar 2025 14:51 GMT
… medical benefits, however, when profit becomes the driving force, priorities shift.
Pharmaceutical … , non-patentable treatments or preventive care … drug.
Some well-known examples are Merck’s Vioxx, … of antidepressant trials, “the 21 positive trials produced …
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Merck Charged With Hiding Crippling Side Effects of Highly Profitable Cancer Vax
28 Jan 2025 19:21 GMT
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Merck Charged With Hiding Crippling … s number 2 drugmaker is facing a jury trial after being … settlement to victims of Vioxx, an inflammatory drug found to cause … -rein-in-drug-makers-big-food-and-the-fda-1120899370.html …
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Merck’s $8 Billion Cancer Vaccine Faces First US Jury Trial
27 Jan 2025 16:54 GMT
Merck & Co. is facing its first jury trial over … stakes litigation for the pharmaceutical giant.
Lawyers for a … Merck’s Gardasil marketing campaign failed to warn consumers and their doctors … drug Vioxx caused heart attacks and strokes. Last year, Merck …
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Listen up: Healio Rheuminations explored medical histories and mysteries in 2024
26 Dec 2024 12:01 GMT
… as he explores the medical history behind rheumatic diseases … of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). And in a … DO, Healio Rheumatology’s chief medical editor, Calabrese provided a debrief … the rise and fall of VIOXX teach us about physiology? …
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to ban drug ads on TV. It wouldn’t be easy.
23 Dec 2024 18:00 GMT
… Amendment, the FDA relaxed its rules, allowing drug advertisers to … Merck’s TV ads helped make the painkiller Vioxx a … drugs that have transformed the treatment of obesity.
The pharmaceutical … drug ads, he could find allies among doctors. The American Medical …