Vioxx Risks Can Occur Within Two Weeks – Canada Study

May 2, 2006

According to a Reuters Article today (read it here) the risk of taking the Vioxx painkiller is more acute than previously thought.

The article discusses data recently published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, which shows that a quarter of patients who suffered a heart attack in the study did so within the first two weeks of taking Vioxx for the first time.

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