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Animal Research on Trial: PCRM Sues Merck over Vioxx Animal Tests
When PCRM member Nancy Tufford began taking Vioxx in January 2002, she had no idea that Merck, the drug’s manufacturer, was betting her life on a misleading animal experiment. The drug giant—eager to keep a profitable drug on the market—had decided to rely |
PCRM Online | September 2005
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Vioxx Tragedy Spotlights Failure of Animal Research
PCRM consultant John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C., flew to Washington, D.C., last month on an unusual mission. The longtime cardiologist—most recently head of cardiology at Dallas’s Cooper Clinic—had just written a 23-page report detailing how a |
Listening to Vioxx: FDA Must Focus on Clinical Research, Not Misleading Animal Tests
By John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C. To some arthritis sufferers, the yellow pill seemed like a miracle. But then came the alarming truth. On September 30, the pharmaceutical giant Merck announced that long-term use of Vioxx, an anti-inflammatory medication taken by 20 mill |
Doctors Sue Merck Over Vioxx Animal Tests
WASHINGTON—In a lawsuit filed this week, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) alleges that Merck & Co. wrongfully relied on tests showing Vioxx was safe in animals while ignoring mounting evidence that the drug is dangerous to humans. Vioxx, a best-selling painkiller, was pulled off t |
Listening to Vioxx: FDA Must Focus on Clinical Research, Not Misleading Animal Tests
By John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C. To some arthritis sufferers, the yellow pill seemed like a miracle. But then came the alarming truth. On September 30, 2004, the pharmaceutical giant Merck announced that long-term use of Vioxx, an anti-inflammatory medication taken by 2 |
PCRM Online | June 2006
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PCRM Cardiologist Testifies at FDA Hearing: Reliance on Animal Experiments Partly to Blame for Vioxx Tragedy
PCRM consultant John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C., dropped a bombshell at a highly publicized Food and Drug Administration hearing on February 17. The cardiologist presented a report detailing how experiments on mice, dogs, and other animals misled scientists and ultimately |
PCRM Online | July 2006
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