MERCK: Drops bombshell in court?

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n Vioxx's second product liability trial, attorney David Buchanan questioned researcher Dr. Alise Reicin about death rates of people in clinical studies meant to see if Vioxx could also be used to treat Alzheimer's disease.

Reicin was poised and unflappable in her second day on the stand. She said some Vioxx users in the Alzheimer's studies died after they stopped taking the drug, while others died of pneumonia, car crashes and other accidents, according to data Merck had in April 2001 from ongoing studies.

Isn't this in reference to the studies that are always in the news about Merck "knowing Vioxx had higher risks than advertised"?