![]() ![]() Shortly before the FDA approved Vioxx in 1999, drug maker Merck launched a study it hoped would prove that Vioxx was superior to older painkillers, because it caused fewer gastrointestinal problems. Research published in the medical journal Lancet estimates that 88,000 Americans had heart attacks from taking Vioxx, and 38,000 of them died. For example, you can read stories or role play (pretend play) to help her get ready for Kindergarten.Merck voluntarily withdrew Vioxx from the market in 2004.
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