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Han

Swingman wrote in news:ueSdndme-
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On 8/1/2011 6:04 AM, Han wrote:

And now we're turned off because pharma is forced to mention the side
effects.

Being the cynic that I am I wouldn't bet that this litany of side
effects was solely out of the concern for the consumer ... that's a lot
of advertising revenue.

Not out of concern for the consumer, Karl. Fear of lawyers!!

For instance, it still isn't totally clear what the cause is/was of the
bad experiences with Vioxx (and almost all other NSAIDs). The statistics
were very clear, it is/was bad. There was an approximate 50% increase of
death from 1.6% in placebo to 2.4% in Vioxx-treated people who already
were at bad risk. So it was deemed that the benefits of Vioxx didn't
outweigh the risks. If you died while taking Vioxx, or even after having
stopped taking Vioxx, consult your lawyer!! Just see how many lawyers
pop up when you google "vioxx excess deaths" ...

Also it was way too expensive ...

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Han
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