Court hears how drug giant Merck tried to "neutralise" and "discredit" doctors critical of Vioxx.

Ray Moynihan

doi:10.1136/bmj.b1432

Court hears how drug giant Merck tried to "neutralise" and "discredit" doctors critical of Vioxx.

Ray Moynihan^*

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Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare

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Abstract

The drug company Merck drew up a list of influential doctors and researchers it wanted to “neutralise” and “discredit,” as part of its marketing of the arthritis drug Vioxx (rofecoxib), according to evidence heard by an Australian court this week.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	b1432- b1432
Number of pages	1
Journal	BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Volume	338
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b1432
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Court hears how drug giant Merck tried to "neutralise" and "discredit" doctors critical of Vioxx.

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