SENATOR SEEKS PROBE OF FDA, MERCK TIES

A U.S. senator has called for a probe of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, saying the agency gave preferential treatment to Vioxx marketer Merck & Co. Senate Finance Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, says the FDA gave Merck notice before it let the public know that the popular pain drug was tied to increased risks of heart attack and stroke, CBS News reported.
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