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Researchers reveal Merck's ghostwritten Vioxx studies.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-JUL-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Merck & Co., the drug maker that has come under fire for heart hazards linked to its drug Vioxx, which it withdrew from the market in 2004, has recently made headlines again. Researchers have revealed that Merck drafted numerous research studies about Vioxx before recruiting well-established physicians to sign on as potential authors.

According to an article published April 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the company published dozens of clinical trial and review articles in this manner and, in some instances, downplayed the impact of patient deaths in analyses of human...

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