Merck and Co. Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc. describes itself as "a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first." [1] "Putting patients first" has so far "led to more than 27,000 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths" [2] through their arthritis treatment Vioxx between its approval in 1999 and its withdrawal from the market in 2004.
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Corporate social responsibility at Merck
Products
Merck provides different lists of products for patients and healthcare professionals. That for professionals includes medicines and a vaccine that are not approved yet.
Patients get information on:
- Rotateq, a rotavirus vaccine for children [3]
- Crixivan, an antiretroviral agent for HIV patients, recommended to be taken in combination with other antiretroviral agents [4]
- Emend, a medication to suppress nausea and vomiting as side effects of chemotherapy [5]
- Fosamax, an Osteoporosis medication [6]
- Fosamax Plus D, with added vitamin D [7]
- Maxalt, a painkiller for migraine patients [8]
- Propecia, treatment for male hair loss [9]
- Proscar, a medication for prostate treatment [10]
- Singulair, an asthma and allergy treatment [11]
- Vioxx, a painkiller for arthritis patients. The link [12] provided by Merck only shows Merck's hideous attempt to justify the Vioxx scandal (see below)
- Zocor, a cholesterol medication [13]
