Drug Pulled

Published on September 30th, 2004

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Welcome to AJC! | ajc.com — Isn’t the FDA supposed to be monitoring this sort of thing better? And I thought testing was supposed to take place BEFORE a drug was released, not during its release.

The maker of the popular arthritis drug Vioxx is removing it from markets worldwide after a new study found that long-term users face increased risks for heart attack and stroke.

The three-year study, designed to see if daily 25-milligram doses of Vioxx might inhibit recurrence of precancerous polyps in the colon and rectum, found the cardiovascular risks began to appear approximately 18 months after starting on the drug.

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# 1 Anonymously said, on September 30th, 2004 at 11:24 am

Somewhat related, I saw an advertisement this past weekend for a medication to treat Crohn’s Disease (I probably spelled that wrong). I don’t know anything about the disease other than the alleged sufferer appears to be having stomach cramps, and because they announced that one of the side-effects of taking the medications is death (people have died from the medication), that Crohn’s Disease must, really, really suck.

# 2 K B said, on September 30th, 2004 at 11:53 am

It has long needed to be said that your ability to match picture with blog post is one of your spiritual gifts. LOL

# 3 John C. Dvorak said, on September 30th, 2004 at 2:28 pm

Thanks KB, I’m glad someone notices. Although some research indicates nobody pays attention to the graphics (at all), I think they add a nice dimension.

# 4 Anonymously said, on September 30th, 2004 at 3:53 pm

For the record, I think you have some of the craziest images (in a good way) I’ve ever seen on a blog. You have a very unique sensibility.

/credit where credit is due

You haven’t done any research and you know it.

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