Kent Jarrell
Kent Jarrell
acted almost approval based clinical controlled data decisions medicine prior studies
Merck acted responsibly, from researching Vioxx prior to approval in studies with almost 10,000 patients, to monitoring the medicine while it was on the market, to voluntarily withdrawing the medicine when it did. We based our decisions on the data from well controlled clinical trials.
decide global notion settle
We could decide to settle others. We are not entertaining the notion of a global settlement.
available community data fda felt general medical process proper public sorts work
We had made all the data available to the FDA, the medical community and the general public in all sorts of ways. So we felt the most proper and most responsible thing to do was work that process with the FDA and the medical community.
enters fairly file judge quickly until verdict waiting
We have been waiting anxiously to file our appeal, but we have to wait until the judge formally enters the verdict. Usually that is done fairly quickly after a verdict is reached.
actions beginning
Merck's actions were appropriate from beginning to end.
ask cases defend delays ready whenever
Merck didn't ask for any delays and is ready to defend any of these cases whenever they are scheduled.
authors proper scientific
Merck and the authors did everything in a proper scientific manner.
cases exactly intend
We intend to try these cases one by one and that is exactly what we are doing.
cases concern heart limited looking months patients risk
Cases we'll be looking at concern ingestion of Vioxx for 18 months or more by patients with limited heart risk factors.
bad chance deceived department including law second
Second Chance was the bad actor, not Toyobo. There was no conspiracy. Second Chance deceived Toyobo, the law enforcement community, and investigating authorities including the Department of Justice.
cases close involve patients relatively small
For a relatively small set of cases that involve patients who used Vioxx for over 18 months, we will take a close look.
entering global intention relatively small
We'll look at a relatively small subset of cases. But we have no intention of entering into a global settlement of any kind.
attacks case good heart increased normal plan specifics strokes
This is not a normal Vioxx case, which is about heart attacks and strokes being increased by the use of the drug, ... We plan on making it about the specifics of causation. ... This is a good case for us.
apparent behavior deception documents duped finally level litigation second shocked uncovered
It is apparent that Toyobo was duped by Second Chance. We were shocked by the level of Second Chance's deception when their behavior was finally uncovered because of documents that surfaced in litigation and through investigation.