keywords: vioxx ibuprofen fda withdrawal drug
text: Drug #39;s withdrawal puts heat on FDA Agency too reliant on drug &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; Suspicions that the arthritis drug Vioxx could cause serious cardiovascular damage arose as early as 1999, the year Vioxx was approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a next-generation remedy that might be safer than older drugs like ibuprofen.