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US Capitol Capsule: Swimming the political sea with the FDA: A fine kettle of fish?

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What played out on Capitol Hill in the aftermath of the September 2004 withdrawal from the worldwide market of Merck's Vioxx (rofecoxib) – with regulators being frequently hauled in front of congressional committees – is probably the best evidence the US FDA is often at the mercy of political and societal pressures.

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