The people for whom it was a disaster, or fatal, would never have been given it, and you can imagine a very different outcome for the company, who had to withdraw the drug.
而那些会因Vioxx发生事故甚至丧命的患者， 永远也不会拿到Vioxx的药方。 不难想像，制药公司本来也可以有很不一样的结局， 不需要将Vioxx撤出市场。