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New APPROVE data confirm vioxx cardiovascular risk

Posted on January 17, 2009 by

In September 2004 the APPROVe (Adenomatous Polyp Prevention on Vioxx) trial was stopped early due to concerns about increased cardiovascular mortality in patients taking the drug.  An analysis of the long-term outcomes of the patients in the trial has now been published in the Lancet. […]

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