What have we learnt from Vioxx?

被引:167
作者
Krumholz, Harlan
Ross, Joseph S.
Presler, Amos H.
Egilman, David S.
机构
[1] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
[2] Mt Sinai Sch Med, Dept Geriatr & Adult Dev, New York, NY USA
[3] Never Again Consulting, Attleboro, MA USA
[4] Brown Univ, Dept Biomed Community Hlth, Providence, RI 02912 USA
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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2007年 / 334卷 / 7585期
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10.1136/bmj.39024.487720.68
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In October UK patients who had cardiovascular events while taking rofecoxib lost the right to fight Merck in the US for compensation. But researchers and journals can still benefit from this case if they learn from the mistakes, write Harlan Krumholz and colleagues.
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