The judgement will be reduced. Also, othe pain killers like Aleve(naprosyn)
is just as effective.
Bobby
----- Original Message -----
From: "ken barber" <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: Cnn alert
> 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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