Vioxx has been linked in numerous studies to the direct relationship between chronic use and a chance of having a stroke, blood clot or heart attack. Over thirty-thousand users of Vioxx have passed away over the years due to a medical illness related to their Vioxx use. If you are a resident of the state of Kansas and have suffered because of your use of Vioxx, please do not hesitate to contact an attorney. An attorney can explain your rights and tell you if you are owed any monetary compensation.

Vioxx was launched in 1999 through an intense advertising scheme led by Merck and Company, the creators of the new wonder drug. The advertising campaign was well-liked and known as it used celebrity endorsers such as Olympic figure skater, Dorothy Hamil, who supposedly claimed that Vioxx allowed her to skate again. Sid Wolfe, physician and director of the Health Research Group, was another endorser for Vioxx. He claimed that the drug was safe to use. Before Vioxx was approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the University of Pennsylvania conducted a research study that proved there was a close link between the use of Vioxx and an increased risk of having a heart attack. The drug was still allowed to be stocked on pharmacy shelves and used by the public. In 2000, the New England Journal of Medicine, reported that Vioxx users were suffering from strokes and heart attacks. The drug remained on the market until Merck and Company conducted their own study. Their study proved that after only eighteen months of Vioxx use, several users were suffering from a combination of three things: heart attack, blood clots and stroke. On September 30, 2004, Vioxx was finally pulled from the shelves in a worldwide recall. By this time, over ninety-one million prescriptions had been written for Vioxx use in the United States.

There are many severe and deadly side effects associated with the use of Vioxx. Liver complications have occurred due to the consumption of Vioxx. Symptoms of liver problems include tiredness, tenderness in the abdomen, nausea, flu-like symptoms and itching. Allergic reactions have been reported in Vioxx users that cause the swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue. This type of swelling is known to cause a person to have trouble when swallowing and difficulty breathing. Kidney problems such as acute kidney failure have been associated with Vioxx use. Stomach and intestinal bleeding have also occurred in users of Vioxx and oftentimes the bleeding gave no warning signs or symptoms.

More common symptoms of Vioxx include headache, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, tiredness, respiratory inflammation, respiratory infection, dizziness, high blood pressure, back pain, urinary track infections, stomach pain and swelling in the legs and feet.

Both Merck and Company and the Food and Drug Administration were warned about the harmful side effects associated with the use of Vioxx. Vioxx was not the miracle many claimed it to be, but instead it was causing people to lose their life worldwide. Thousands of people have died due to a blind eye and medical negligence. If you are a resident of the state of Kansas and have suffered a medical complication due to the use of Vioxx, then contact an attorney today. An attorney will help you through this difficult time. It is unfortunate that a pharmaceutical company, a company that is designed to help people, would cause so much harm among so many people.