Article: Dorothy Hamill and Bruce Jenner Kick Off Nationwide Tour to Honor `Osteoarthritis Champions'.

Article: Arthritis sufferers deal with Vioxx recall
St. Joseph News-Press;  October 12, 2004 ;     691 words ... ... reeling from the recall of Vioxx. Merck & Co. voluntarily ... can cause heart problems. Vioxx, which advertising agency DDB New York applauded 'for everyday victories,' became available in 1999 ... from sales. Switching off Vioxx should not be too traumatic ...

Article: Head to head struggle ;Initial Celebrex, Vioxx ad ...
Advertising Age;  April 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... 1999. Initial marketing for Vioxx targeted physicians, but by ... consumer marketing. The first Vioxx TV spots, created by DDB Worldwide ... ads used the tagline, "For everyday victories," which represented arthritis ... with their lives. Together, Vioxx and Celebrex captured a 21 ...

Article: VIOXX Relieved Acute Migraine Pain in a New ...
Business Wire;  April 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... April 3, 2003 Merck & Co., Inc./VIOXX (NYSE:MRK) One Dose of Merck's Arthritis ... treatment of acute migraine headache attacks, VIOXX(R) (rofecoxib) (25 mg once daily ... American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, VIOXX 50 mg provided significantly more patients ...

Article: VIOXX maker withdraws drug from market.
Drug Week;  October 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... announced a voluntary worldwide withdrawal of VIOXX (rofecoxib), its arthritis and acute ... APPROVe (Adenomatous Polyp Prevention on VIOXX) trial. The trial, which is being stopped ... was designed to evaluate the efficacy of VIOXX 25 mg in preventing recurrence of colorectal ...

Article: Vioxx(R) Significantly Reduced Pain After Dental Surgery ...
PR Newswire;  November 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... PRNewswire/ -- In a new study with Vioxx(R) (rofecoxib), the osteoarthritis and acute pain medicine from Merck, Vioxx 50 mg significantly reduced moderate to ... Society. The study compared a single dose of Vioxx 50 mg, the recommended dose for the treatment ...

Article: Vioxx 50 mg Compared to Oxycodone 5 mg/Acetaminophen 325 ...
Business Wire;  March 4, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... analgesic effects of Merck's acute pain medicine Vioxx(R) (rofecoxib), Vioxx 50 mg provided superior pain relief over six hours ... score over the first six hours for patients taking Vioxx was 11.7 compared to 5.9 for those who took oxycodone ...

Article: VIOXX Provided Acute Pain Relief as Effective as a ...
Business Wire;  March 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... WIRE)--March 20, 2003 Single Dose of VIOXX 50 mg was as Effective as Both Single ... s arthritis and acute pain medicine VIOXX (R)(rofecoxib) to a commonly used narcotic, a single dose of VIOXX 50 mg provided relief from acute dental ...