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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]…

Keywords:
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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