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Merck to Pay $5B to Settle Vioxx Claims

RENEE MONTAGNE, Host:

Merck pulled Vioxx off the market in 2004 after a study showed the drug raised the risk of heart attack. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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