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What are the Vioxx Side Effects?

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Vioxx Lawsuit Information. Heart Attack And Stroke Side Effects Prompt Merck Recall: What are the Vioxx Side Effects?

According to Merck's own FDA-approved label (click here for the entire PDF), Vioxx has a number of potential side effects. These are listed below:

• Body as a Whole: abdominal distension, abdominal tenderness, abscess, chest pain, chills, contusion,
  cyst, diaphragmatic hernia, fever, fluid retention, flushing, fungal infection, infection, laceration, pain, pelvic
  pain, peripheral edema, postoperative pain, syncope, trauma, upper extremity edema, viral syndrome.
• Cardiovascular System: angina pectoris, atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, hematoma, irregular heartbeat,
  palpitation, premature ventricular contraction, tachycardia, venous insufficiency.
• Digestive System: acid reflux, aphthous stomatitis, constipation, dental caries, dental pain, digestive gas
  symptoms, dry mouth, duodenal disorder, dysgeusia, esophagitis, flatulence, gastric disorder, gastritis,
  gastroenteritis, hematochezia, hemorrhoids, infectious gastroenteritis, oral infection, oral lesion, oral ulcer,
  vomiting.
• Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat: allergic rhinitis, blurred vision, cerumen impaction, conjunctivitis, dry
  throat, epistaxis, laryngitis, nasal congestion, nasal secretion, ophthalmic injection, otic pain, otitis, otitis
  media, pharyngitis, tinnitus, tonsillitis.
• Immune System: allergy, hypersensitivity, insect bite reaction.
• Metabolism and Nutrition: appetite change, hypercholesterolemia, weight gain.
• Musculoskeletal System: ankle sprain, arm pain, arthralgia, back strain, bursitis, cartilage trauma, joint
  swelling, muscular cramp, muscular disorder, muscular weakness, musculoskeletal pain, musculoskeletal
  stiffness, myalgia, osteoarthritis, tendinitis, traumatic arthropathy, wrist fracture.
• Nervous System: hypesthesia, insomnia, median nerve neuropathy, migraine, muscular spasm,
  paresthesia, sciatica, somnolence, vertigo.
• Psychiatric: anxiety, depression, mental acuity decreased.
• Respiratory System: asthma, cough, dyspnea, pneumonia, pulmonary congestion, respiratory infection.
  Skin and Skin Appendages: abrasion, alopecia, atopic dermatitis, basal cell carcinoma, blister, cellulitis,
  contact dermatitis, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, nail unit disorder, perspiration, pruritus, rash, skin
  erythema, urticaria, xerosis.
• Urogenital System: breast mass, cystitis, dysuria, menopausal symptoms, menstrual disorder, nocturia,
  urinary retention, vaginitis.

Additional serious side effects:

• Cardiovascular: cerebrovascular accident, congestive heart failure, deep venous thrombosis, hypertensive
  crisis, myocardial infarction, pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism, transient ischemic attack, unstable
  angina.
• Gastrointestinal: cholecystitis, colitis, colonic malignant neoplasm, duodenal perforation, duodenal ulcer,
  esophageal ulcer, gastric perforation, gastric ulcer, gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic failure, hepatitis,
  intestinal obstruction, jaundice, pancreatitis.
• Hemic and lymphatic: agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia, leukopenia, lymphoma, pancytopenia,
  thrombocytopenia.
• Immune System: anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reaction, angioedema, bronchospasm, hypersensitivity
  vasculitis.
• Metabolism and nutrition: hyponatremia.
• Nervous System: aseptic meningitis, epilepsy aggravated.
• Psychiatric: confusion, hallucinations.
• Skin and Skin Appendages: severe skin reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic
  epidermal necrolysis.
• Urogenital System: acute renal failure, breast malignant neoplasm, hyperkalemia, interstitial nephritis,
  prostatic malignant neoplasm, urolithiasis, worsening chronic renal failure.

If you have taken Vioxx in the past, and you have suffered a heart attack or stroke (or other serious complication), you have certain legal rights, and you may have a legal case against Merck, the maker of Vioxx. You should thus contact a Vioxx lawyer as soon as possible.

Our law firm is currently investigating potential cases against Merck, and if you think that you may have been harmed by Vioxx, you are strongly encouraged to contact us. There is no charge, and no obligation. If we take your case, there is no fee for our services unless we win your case, or settle it in your favor.

On the other hand, if you fail to protect your legal rights now, you may lose the right to be compensated for your harm. (Persons seeking to preserve any potential legal claims should contact an attorney promptly, since all states have mandatory time periods in which lawsuits must be filed with the courts; otherwise, they may be forever barred).

Our firm has a great deal of experience in representing plaintiffs in “drug” cases, and in fact, is currently pursuing numerous cases against “Metabolife” for very similar injuries.

In addition, we have the resources to handle our own cases. This means that when you call our firm, you talk to your own lawyer who has been assigned to your own case.

Please contact us now (your privacy is assured). The secure form below only takes a couple of minutes to fill out, but if you are uncomfortable sending your information over the internet, please call our toll-free number at 800.921.1776 to speak to an attorney. The call is free, and there is no obligation. Act now, as delays can harm your case.

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