Healthy Skepticism Library item: 11949
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Publication type: Journal Article
Heinley M.
Merck's actions surrounding Vioxx.
PLoS Med 2006 Jun; 3:(6):e286
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030286
Abstract:
Merck has always been committed to the highest standards of scientific integrity, patient safety, and ethics. In his part of the PLoS Medicine Debate entitled “What Are the Public Health Effects of Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising,†Richard Kravitz incorrectly characterizes Merck’s actions surrounding Vioxx [1]…
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Publication Types:
Comment
Letter
MeSH Terms:
Advertising*/ethics
Advertising*/methods
Bioethical Issues
Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors/adverse effects*
Drug Industry*/ethics
Drug Industry*/methods
Humans
Lactones/adverse effects*
Myocardial Infarction/etiology
Sulfones/adverse effects*
Substances:
Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
Lactones
Sulfones
rofecoxib
Notes:
Comment on:
PLoS Med. 2006 Mar;3(3):e145.
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