Researchers: Merck Vioxx study was for marketing

August 18th, 2008 By LINDA A. JOHNSON , AP Business Writer

(AP) -- A 1999 Merck & Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, touted to participating doctors and patients as meant to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug, was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, researchers report.



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    So, what what makes these guys(the drug companys) any different from the cigarette companys??

    They'll do, and say, anything for money.

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