Irony: Using the Merck Manual against Merck in the Vioxx trials

Irony: Using the Merck Manual against Merck in the Vioxx trials

“However, plaintiffs attorney Mark Lanier argues that the sudden death left no time for Ernst’s heart to show damage. During Santanello’s earlier testimony, Lanier pointed out that Merck’s medical manual says arrhythmia in some form occurs in more than 90 percent of heart attack patients.”