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August 21, 2005
No More Merck For A Couple of Days
Posted by Derek
I'm glad to hear that the punitive damages in the Merck case will be automatically reduced under Texas law. But the jury award will still set a public precedent, which I fear that later juries will be tempted to see and raise. Hey, if the Texas fellow was worth $253 million, who's to say that the next plaintiff isn't worth even more? There may be a tendency to dig deep into the pile of money while it's still there. Ay, what a depressing topic. I hope that everyone who dislikes the drug industry is enjoying this; someone should be.
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1. anonymous on August 22, 2005 12:27 AM writes...
I took Vioxx for a year, had great pain relief, and no side effects. My doctor reviewed the risks with me, including heart risks. What is pain relief worth to a patient when they are suffering? Non-steroidals like naprosyn give me terrible gastric problems, like I swallowed ground glass. I don't want to go down the narcotics path, like OxyContin, and give myself more problems.
The result is that I can hardly type this comment because my wrist hurts. Merck gave me relief with Vioxx, for sixty dollars per month. The difference in my life was worth far, far more...I don't even know how you can put a price on it. I can't believe what's happening to this company that helped me.
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