Just Say No --- to Drug Lawsuits
Tort law killed off Vioxx, even through it probably was good for some consumers. Heere's what's wrong with regulating drugs in the courts. From a trial Lawyers perspective vioxx was the perfect drugs. It was prescribed to millions of patients despite concern by some researchers that it might cause heart problems. Then a study confirmed what the researchers had suspected. Among people taking the drugs for more than 18 months, Vioxx appeared to double the rick of heart attacks. Facing billions of dollars in liability, Merck did the rational thing and pulled Vioxx off the market.
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