Background facts about Vioxx
- Vioxx was available in the UK as a treatment for Arthritis sufferers between 1999 and September 2004
- Further
research, by the US Food and Drug Administration, concluded that 27,785
heart attacks or deaths might have been caused by Vioxx between 1999
and 2004
- It was voluntarily withdrawn after studies showed an increased risk of heart attack and stroke
- Vioxx was used by 2m people in more than 80 countries around the world
- Vioxx is the trade name for rofecoxib, a type of painkiller known as a Cox-2 inhibitor.
- The limitation period has passed and no other claims can now be brought in this action unless previously registered.
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