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Merck & Co. wins Appeals on Vioxx cases in Texas and New Jersey



By Rebecca Cruz
30 May 2008 @ 01:29 am ET

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Drug manufacturer Merck pulled out Vioxx in September 2004 after the company founded the drug doubled risks of heart attacks and also strokes.

In November the company announced it settled thousands of customers' claims linked to Vioxx with $4.86 billion. The drug was taken for about 20 million patients in the United States before it was withdrawn from the market.

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