85 Irish Vioxx complaints just 'tip of the iceberg'

THE 85 complaints to the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) about the controversial painkiller Vioxx are just the tip of the iceberg, a solicitor warned yesterday.

Raymond Bradley of Dublin-based Malcolmson Law, who is preparing cases for Irish families against the drug's makers, said the IMB has received 85 complaints about Vioxx.

But there could be hundreds of other Irish people who may not be aware that the once-popular arthritis drug caused their loved-ones' health problems, he said.