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ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
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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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