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In April, a major medical journal disclosed that drug giant Merck actually conducted its own studies on the drug Vioxx, then paid medical doctors to add their bylines to the studies. Vioxx was removed from the market in 2004 after 5 years because it put people at risk for potentially life-threatening heart problems and other complications.

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On December 29, 1993, Trasylol (aprotinin injection) was approved by the FDA as an effective drug for controlling bleeding during heart surgery. Despite growing evidence that Trasylol significantly increased the risk of kidney failure, heart attack, stroke, and death, Bayer Pharmaceutical marketed Trasylol aggressively until it was taken off the market in November of 2007.

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