August 16, 2005
Lawyers on both sides in the nation’s first Vioxx-related trial are expected to make their final arguments Wednesday, The Associated Press reported Monday.
The plaintiff, Carol Ernst, alleges that Merck and Co.’s painkiller Vioxx caused the sudden death of her husband, Robert Ernst, in May 2001 after he had taken the drug for eight months to [...]
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August 15, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration announced strengthen new regulations Friday for the acne drug Accutane-aimed at preventing use of the drug during pregnancy. Women who are pregnant or who might become pregnant should not take the drug, the Agency said.
Accutane (and its generics) is a highly effective drug for severe recalcitrant nodular acne, but it [...]
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