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The 6 Types of Pills Big Pharma Wants You Hooked On for Life

  • May 14, 2012
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The 6 Types of Pills Big Pharma Wants You Hooked On for Life

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  • In a plea agreement with a federal court, Merck will pay a $321 million fine in exchange for a guilty plea to a misdemeanor for the illegal promotion of Vioxx for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, before it was approved for that use. Vioxx caused the deaths of more than 60,000 people, and was withdrawn from the market in 2004 when it became apparent that it was causing heart attacks

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