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Profits Did Not Come Before Safety With Merck’s Vioxx

Added September 5th, 2005

The former CEO of Merck, the pharmaceutical giant that manufactured the cox-2 inhibitor Vioxx, has spoken out about the drug. Raymond Gilmartin, who left Merck after the controversial drug hit the headlines because of dangerous side effects, stated that the removal of Merck from the market seriously affected the company’s growth and profits. The drug netted the pharmaceutical company billions in the time that it was on the market.

Gilmartin went on to say that at no time did Merck put the safety of those taking its drugs below profits, and that when the drugs went on sale in 1999, it was under the assumption that they were safe. He said that nobody in the company had expected what was coming when told to withdraw the drug in 2004 because of increased risk of heart attacks.

Gilmartin is still an advisor to a number of directors at Merck. He stated: "Our reputation, our credibility is very important to our success and we're not going to do anything and have not done anything to compromise that credibility."

The current Texas case being heard with regards to Merck claims, however, that the company did put profits before safety.

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