Ken,

....and if, like most icebergs, only 10% is showing with this suit, that
means around $2.3 billion is submerged, which, btw, was Merck's gross
international revenue from Vioxx in 2003.

Kendall 

An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.

-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

-----Original Message-----
From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 3:21 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Cnn alert

well, kendall, this is just one suit and the very tip
of a big iceberg. there is blood in the water and
there are plenty of sharks.

--- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I know that drug companies make billions on the
> manufacture and sale of
> drugs like Cox-2's, but even if Merck only stopped
> selling it in the US,
> after a $229 million verdict (assuming the award
> isn't reduced), will it
> be cost effective for them to continue manufacturing
> it?
>
> Kendall
>
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
>
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 1:25 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Cnn alert
>
> Well, this probably means that Merck will stop
> selling it in the US -
> that's not to say they won't manufacture and sell it
> elsewhere - it
> depends
> on the liablity laws of a particular country and how
> much of their
> consumer
> base was in the US.
>
> On a small, related note, I read yesterday that
> acetaminophen as well as
> naproxyn and ibuprofen doubles the risk of
> hypertension in women:
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8961817/
>
> It seems that aspirin doesn't have that affect but I
> can't take a large
> enough dosage to help my arthritis pain. *sigh*  And
> yes, I do have
> hypertension which is controlled with medication but
> of course I don't
> want
> to elevate it any more that I can help.
>
> Kat
>
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Rayna [log in to unmask]
> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 03:43:52 +0800
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Cnn alert
>
>
> Does this mean that they'll stop producing Celebrex?
>  It works like a
> dream for me (so did Vioxx - switched during the
> furor, excruiating pain
> for the week I couldn't get to doctor to change over
> to Celebrex and had
> stopped taking Vioxx, took Celebrex and pain WENT. )
>  I don't care if I
> grow a second head or if my innards liquify (note.
> exaggerating for
> effect, here.), I ain't stopping it.
>
> <grumble>
>
> Rayna
>
>
> Meir Weiss wrote:
>
> > BREAKING NEWS Jury finds Vioxx maker Merck
> negligent, awards $229
> million
> in
> >damages. Details soon.
> >
> >=================
> >
> >Well boys and girls.....................
> >
> >Tha's the end for cox 2 for now
> >
> >ouchhhhh
> >
> >
> >
>
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