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Pennsylvania Attorney General Corbett Announces a Multi-state, $58 Million Settlement With Merck...

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20-May-2008
        
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HARRISBURG, Pa., May 20 PA-Merck-settlement HARRISBURG, Pa., May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania, along with 28 other states and the District of Columbia, reached a $58 million settlement, the largest ever for a multi-state consumer protection drug case, with Merck over allegations of... [read full story]                    

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Merck to settle Vioxx cases in US

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Merck agrees to $58 million multistate settlement over Vioxx painkiller advertising claims

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Merck to settle Vioxx cases in US

pharmiweb.co.uk
23-May-2008
        

Whitehouse Station, NJ Merck & Co., Inc. has reached civil settlements with Attorneys General from 29 states and the District of Columbia to fully resolve previously disclosed investigations under state consumer protection laws related to past activities for Vioxx. As part of the civil resolution...

Merck agrees to pre-approval of TV ads in Vioxx settlement

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23-May-2008
        

Merck has agreed to submit all TV ads to the FDA before running them and to adhere to agency recommendations on them as part of a Vioxx-related settlement. Merck will pay $58 million to settle with 29 states over alleged deceptive advertising of Vioxx. The company has also agreed to delay any DTC...

Merck Pays $58 Million in Vioxx Ad Settlement

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22-May-2008
        

Response Magazine ... WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. – Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $58 million as part of a multi-state settlement for allegations that its direct-to-consumer (DTC) ads for the painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down the health risks. The civil settlement...

Merck Agrees to Settlement Over Vioxx Ads

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22-May-2008
        

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The drug manufacturer Merck has agreed to pay $58 million as part of a multi-state settlement over ads for its once-popular painkiller Vioxx, which some said deceptively played down health risks of taking the drug, according to the New York Times. The settlement will also force...

                   
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Merck's Deck Marked: Agrees to $58 Million Settlement

pharmiweb.co.uk
21-May-2008
        

by Daisy Sarma - 0 comments Even while admitting to no wrong practices and defending the way it marketed Vioxx, one of its popular painkillers at one point in time, Merck and Co. has agreed to shell out $58 million as part of a settlement against lawsuits that alleged, the advertisements put out...

                   

Merck to pay Conn. $1.35M in Vioxx settlement

pharmiweb.co.uk
21-May-2008
        

Connecticut's attorney general announced a settlement with Merck pharmaceuticals Tuesday over the marketing of one of its drugs, Vioxx. The agreement is a sea change in how the company will advertise in the future and it could affect other companies as well. NECN's Brian Burnell has the story....

After three - year case, Idaho gets share of $58 million Vioxx settlement with Merck

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21-May-2008
        

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Deceptive promotion of the drug Vioxx is costing drug company Merck & Co. $58 million in a judgment with 30 states, including $1.15 million that's going to Idaho. The state contends the company's aggressive marketing caused people to seek prescriptions before the pain...

                   

Idaho will get $1.1 million from Vioxx settlement

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21-May-2008
        

POSTED: 11:55 MDT Wednesday, May 21, 2008 by IBR staff report Idaho will receive $1.1 million as part of a $58 million settlement between pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. Inc. and 30 states that took part in a three-year investigation over the company’s allegedly deceptive promotion of the...

                   

Merck to pay $58 million to settle Vioxx ad claims

pharmiweb.co.uk
21-May-2008
        

FDA will vet new TV commercials for firm's drugs Martha Raffaele, Associated Press Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $58 million as part of a multistate settlement of allegations that its ads for the once-popular painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down the health risks. The...

                   

Merck settles case over ads for Vioxx

pharmiweb.co.uk
21-May-2008
        

Merck has agreed to pay $58 million as part of a multistate civil settlement of charges that its ads for the painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down the health risks. The agreement, announced Tuesday, also calls for Merck to submit all new television commercials for its drugs to the U.S. Food...

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