Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jenny Willott (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 15 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 60 members in total.
VIOXX JUSTICE
That this House deplores the treatment by Merck & Co of hundreds of British citizens whose health was seriously damaged as a result of taking Vioxx, a drug manufactured by the company; welcomes the Under-Secretary of State for Health's assurances in the House on 17 June 2008, that the Department of Health will put pressure on Merck & Co to compensate British victims in the same way it is now compensating those in the United States; welcomes the meeting between the Department and Merck & Co directors on 10 July 2008 to discuss compensation for British Vioxx victims; is disappointed at the lack of any further action taken by the Department; recognises that the Department spends more than ??400 million a year on Merck products; and calls on the Department to use this financial leverage to apply pressure on Merck & Co to offer fair compensation to British Vioxx victims.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 484
- Session
- 2008-09
- Other sponsors
- Tim Farron
- Paul Flynn
- Norman Lamb
- Nigel Evans
- Lord Stunell
- Subjects
- Patients' rights Medicine
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- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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