FDA Approves Vioxx(R) (rofecoxib), A New Medicine from Merck Vioxx is Approved for Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain in Adults and Menstrual Pain.

PR Newswire | May 21, 1999 | Copyright

WEST POINT, Pa., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Merck & Co., Inc. announced today that the Company's new once-a-day medicine Vioxx(R) (rofecoxib) has received marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Vioxx has been approved for relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA), management of acute pain in adults, and treatment of menstrual pain (primary dysmenorrhea).

Vioxx was evaluated for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of OA in placebo- and active-controlled clinical trials of six to 86 weeks that included approximately 3,900 ...

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