In a federal trial in the US a Jury has ruled that Merck, the manufacturers of Vioxx must pay 50 million dollars in compensation to a man who had a heart attack after taking Vioxx.
The trial was held in New Orleans.
This is the second case to be heard in the US Courts.
Over 16, 000 cases relating to Vioxx are scheduled to be heard in state and federal Courts in the US.
Vioxx was withdrawn from the market in September 2004 after a study showed it increased the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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