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🗓️ 12 December 2024
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Robert and Kaveh conclude the thrilling sort of how Merck killed 55,000 Americans with Vioxx and then convinced the media they were the good guys somehow.
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Nesi, Tom. Poison Pills: The Untold Story of the Vioxx Drug Scandal (p. 31). St. Martin's Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
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