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Vioxx 50 mg Compared to Oxycodone 5 mg/Acetaminophen 325 mg for Acute Pain After Dental Surgery in New Study.

Business Wire | March 4, 2002 | Copyright

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WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2002

In a new study designed to examine the analgesic effects of Merck's acute pain medicine Vioxx(R) (rofecoxib), Vioxx 50 mg provided superior pain relief over six hours compared to oxycodone 5 mg combined with acetaminophen 325 mg in patients with moderate to severe acute pain following dental surgery.

The total pain relief score over the first six hours for patients taking Vioxx was 11.7 compared to 5.9 for those who took oxycodone with acetaminophen…

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