Merck's Vioxx Study: Sowing the Seeds of Deception
A lot has been written about big pharmaceutical companies and the devastating aftermath caused by their dangerous drugs unleashed in this country. Unfortunately there hasn't been nearly enough press about the deplorable tactics employed by these companies to put profits over people.
Apparently, the drug giant, Merck & Co., conducted a so-called scientific study prior to its market release of the deadly painkiller, Vioxx, which has since been withdrawn from the market. The study, called ADVANTAGE, was peddled to participating doctors and their patients as research to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than the older, less expensive drug, naproxen. The published story did, in fact, indicate that Vioxx was better tolerated.
