Vioxx and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Death is reported as a side effect among people who take Vioxx (rofecoxib), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Celebrex, and have Joint pain.

The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 110,097 people who have side effects when taking Vioxx from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Vioxx?

Vioxx has active ingredients of rofecoxib. It is often used in arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 110,130 Vioxx users. Check the latest studies of Vioxx.

On Apr, 12, 2026

110,097 people reported to have side effects when taking Vioxx.
Among them, 4,718 people (4.29%) died.

Among these 4,718 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Vioxx:

Vioxx (110,130 reports)

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of rofecoxib:

Death and drugs with ingredients of rofecoxib (4,759 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Vioxx:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Death:

Death (3,141 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Death:

Death (3,686 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on rofecoxib (the active ingredients of Vioxx) and Vioxx (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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Vioxx and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

What is Vioxx?

Among these 4,718 people:

How long have people been on Vioxx when they died? *

What is the gender of people who died when taking Vioxx? *

What is the age of people who died when taking Vioxx? *

What are other drugs people take besides Vioxx? *

What are other side effects people have before they died? *

What are the existing conditions these people have? *