companies can be sued into bankruptcy. those who want
to just chance the drug to get rid of pain will just
be out in the cold.

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

> 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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> >
> >
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