Dangerous Drugs - Vioxx

Vioxx is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) developed by Merck & Co. to treat osteoarthritis, acute pain conditions, and dysmenorrhoea. Vioxx was approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 20, 1999 and was subsequently marketed under the brand name Vioxx®, Ceoxx® and Ceeoxx®.

The drug was made by Merck, who voluntarily withdrew from the market in 2004. The decision to discontinue Vioxx was based on an increase in adverse cardiovascular events shown in Vioxx trials, reports of serious and potentially life-threatening skin reactions, including deaths, and lack of any demonstrated advantages for Vioxx compared with other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Side effects of NSAIDS such as Vioxx can include herat attack, stroke, high blood pressure, heart failure from body swelling, kidney failure, digestive bleeding or ulcers, anemia, liver failure, asthma attacks, and life-threatening skin and allergic reactions.

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