title: Rofecoxib (Vioxx) voluntarily withdrawn from market.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sibbald
mesh_terms: D004345:Drug Industry; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D006801:Humans; D007783:Lactones / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000401:mortality; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020521:Stroke / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000401:mortality; D013450:Sulfones; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D007783:Lactones; D013450:Sulfones; C116926:rofecoxib