Arcoxia approval rejected by FDA panel
More bad news for Merck: an FDA panel voted against approving Arcoxia (etoricoxib), a COX-2 inhibitor touted as a successor to Vioxx: "Expressing concern over the cardiac safety of Arcoxia, the FDA panel voted 20 to 1, opposing the approval of the drug." The FDA's final decision comes on April 27.
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