Youtube Account: Dr Eric Westman

How This Medication Killed 60,000 People And No One Went To Prison!

Later research found that people taking Vioxx had more than twice the risk of heart attack or stroke in one major trial. By the time the drug was withdrawn in 2004, millions of people had taken it, thousands of lawsuits followed, and Merck ultimately created a $4.85 billion settlement fund. The story remains a powerful lesson about long-term drug safety, conflicts of interest, and what can happen when unexpected risks only become clear after widespread use. 00:00 The medication linked to up to 60,000 deaths 01:00 How could this happen? 01:45 The Vioxx disaster 02:09 Why Vioxx was created 02:27 Opioids vs anti-inflammatory drugs 03:22 How ibuprofen works 03:41 The problem with COX-1 04:02 The idea behind Vioxx 04:29 How drugs get approved 04:54 Vioxx enters the market 05:16 The VIGOR stud…