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Merck & Co., Inc. Pays Settlements in 3,468 Vioxx Cases

July 28, 2010 | 
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Bloomberg -- Merck & Co. paid claims to the families of 3,468 users of its Vioxx painkiller who died of heart attacks or strokes, a court-appointed administrator told a judge today.
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