Oftentimes drugs are sold that have not been properly tested and/or the side effects are not properly understood. On September 30, 2004, Merck & Company pulled the prescription drug VIOXX off the market. VIOXX went on the U.S. market in 1999. Two million people were taking this drug when it was pulled off the market. 84 million people have taken VIOXX worldwide since its introduction. VIOXX can contribute to causing a heart attack, a stroke, a pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis.

If you or someone you love has been taking Vioxx, and you have suffered a stroke or a heart attack or have other significant health problems, please call us, toll free, at 1 (800) OHIO-LAW (1-800-644-6529) so that you can talk with an experienced trial lawyer, for free, about your case.