NEW YORK The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that drug maker Merck will pay $950 million to resolve investigations into its marketing of the painkiller Vioxx.
The agency said Merck will pay $321.6 million in criminal fines and $628.4 million as a civil settlement agreement. It will also plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge that it marketed Vioxx as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis before getting U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.
i was on vioxx for a time
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it worked. got rid of joint pain
Don't worry about Merck. They'll make the money back with pre-teen girls and boys are required to be vaccinated with Gardisil to prevent HPV infection.
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