Mark Lanier, one of the the attorneys in the latest NJ trial said the use of Vioxx made people with risk factors for heart disease "walking time bombs," but Merck executives purposely withheld information about the drug to make more money selling it.
Holding up packets of Vioxx pills as he spoke, Lanier said Merck's development and testing of the drug was dominated by marketing concerns instead of medical ones and that his client lived with heart disease risk factors but wasn't stricken until he began taking Vioxx.
"We have a right to know about the risks," Lanier told the packed courtroom. "Doesn't matter if it affects sales, doesn't matter if it affects budget, doesn't matter if it affects profit."
Insiders' view: Go get 'em Mark!
John Curran, AP reporter
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