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Merck and Schering did not begin such a trial until October 2005, three years after ezetimibe was approved.

What Merck is trying to do is put a different model together that says we are going to do research differently.

And Merck, another American drugs giant, revealed that it had bought marketing rights for a flu vaccine made by Australia's CSL.

Dr. Haupt of Merck said the vaccines' price was worth it for the deaths prevented and the tests avoided.

He said Merck educated physicians, politicians and the public about the new vaccine to "accelerate and facilitate access. "

Mr Clark thinks 2009 will be "a year of transformation" both for the industry and for Merck.

"Brazil may not be the kind of place you want to invest in, " says Jeffrey Sturchio, Merck's vice president for corporate responsibility.

Shares of Merck jumped more than 6 percent, helped by the company's reassurance that the merger remains on track.

Last month, he hosted a delegation of top executives from Merck in the US, which seeks to understand and expand in the market.

After Merck acquired Schering-Plough Corp. in 2009, though, the trial "was canceled, " she said.

The UK may not seek to prosecute companies for offering Wimbledon tickets, but Merck of the US would deem such an invitation excessive.

Dr. Haupt of Merck said that the company knew of the case but saw no "causal association. "

Head of Merck-peng told reporters that the existing inadequate facilities, worried that foreigners will not be recognized oily.

Johnson & Johnson, an historically acquisitive company, could throw a wrench in Merck's plan by making a more attractive offer for Schering.

In April, the agency turned down an HDL-cholesterol-raising drug from Merck that did not have long-term trial data.

Merck will receive royalty payments on any sales, he said.

Merck added that it is also moving forward with marketing applications for the drug outside of the United States.

And it reiterates that Merck still has not shut the door on the possibility of selling Vioxx again.

The latest failures came last September. Researchers halted two studies of an experimental AIDS vaccine from the drug company Merck.

The German drugs giant Merck, for instance, has been studying Chinese herbs to develop pioneering cancer drugs.

Merck had the labeller installed in 1999 at its West Point facility in the US, where its use had been relatively limited.

Merck KGaA Deutschland deploys the Adobe Intelligent Document Platform to optimize clinical trials for new pharmaceuticals.

Indeed, Merck is moving its external research and clinical services work to China to take advantage of current trends.

Roche, Merck and Sanofi persevered, testing thousands of molecules.

With this complete portfolio, Merck Serono offers physicians the ability to tailor treatment to individual patients.

Each Merck share will obviously be a--become a share of the combined company.

Merck and ConocoPhillips confirmed the information and had no further comment.

The Merck Veterinary Manual is the single most comprehensive electronic reference for animal care information.

Merck failed to warn doctors about the risks of its painkiller Vioxx.

To avoid violating the letter of the agreement, Merck has crafted the deal as a 'reverse merger.

Ongoing discussions between the two drugmakers value Merck's stake in Merial at about $4 billion, the source said.

Merck's shares have underperformed those of its rivals this year (see chart).

Merck tried to follow suit with Gardasil, a new vaccine that protects against a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer.

In today's litigious society, selling a product that can kill can have detrimental effects to a stock price, just ask Merck shareholders.

This year the pharmaceutical mega-deal has made a long-awaited return, with Pfizer bidding for Wyeth and Merck for Schering-Plough.

And last month, Merck scratched its own experimental obesity medicine.

"The combination product will compete with Singulair, " Merck spokesman Ian McConnell told the Health Blog.

Two days later rival Merck (MRK) went the other way, saying it would maintain existing R&D levels. Its shares fell by nearly 3%.

Moreover, Lilly, Merck and Pfizer will each provide technical and intellectual expertise.

Merck and Roche are both working on an HDL raising drug, he told Reuters Health.

We have a team of more than 20 senior scientists leading the firm, many of whom used to be at multinationals like Merck and Pfizer.

Merck's involvement in refugee health programmes is not limited to sub-Saharan Africa.

Merck officials said they were pleased with the vaccination rate.

Her journal presents the Merck case as a specific example of one facet of the problem.

What's more, Clark said Merck has been active recently in licensing deals or acquisitions of other cardiovascular products.

Merck has worked together with UNHCR in a range of refugee health programs.

Merck has struck several deals with firms in emerging markets to do early-stage research.

bsp; Drug- maker Merck and Co. knows the dangers of the blockbuster drug model all too well.

To add to the fear, Merck investors will have watched Pfizer's shares tank since it bid for Wyeth.

And a joint venture of Abbott, Merck Sharp & Dohme, such as competitors, the pressure is not small.

Whether Merck would donate the extra amount of ivermectin needed is unclear.

China's Ministry of Health and the multinational drug company Merck Sharp and Dohme will fund the programme.

Dr. Jacks said Merck and Schering could not easily resolve the questions about ezetimibe's potential risks.

To make sure everything goes smoothly, Merck plans to put $1. 5billion into the division by 2015.

Merck and Schering noted that the drug showed no carcinogenic effects in mice.

The Pfizer and Merck drugs were in late-stage development.

Richard Clark, the chairman, president and CEO of Merck will lead the combined company.

Then in 2004, Merck withdrew its painkiller Vioxx after studies showed the pill increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Many were paid for attending Merck "advisory board" meetings to discuss the shots.

Big drugs firms, including Merck, report that growth is slowing in that all-important market.

Merck and the independent researchers have denied this and say the journal is mistaken in this case.

Mandy Merck had come to Oxford from Reed College in Oregon.

The Merck vaccine also prevents some genital warts that are caused by other strains of the virus.

Records show he received at least $27, 420 in expenses and consulting fees from Merck from 1999 to 2007.

According to the Associated Press, Merck produces about half of the US annual supply of Hib vaccine.

Merck studies following 17, 600 young women for three years found the vaccine to be 99 percent effective in blocking those strains.

Subtracting that from Schering's value would make the Merck bid far less compelling.

In 2001 Merck acquired Rosetta Inpharmatics, a software firm specialising in the interpretation of gene-expression profiles.

Merck's joining the parade of Big Pharma companies announcing new job cuts.

Yes it generates 420 BHP, but Merck is now making engines with 520 BHP, and BMW isn't far behind.

One example is a senior scientist at Merck - Steven Hutchins.

The Merck company has agreed to offer GAVI the HPV vaccine at five dollars a dose.

Merck also is paying $426 million to the federal government and $202 million to state Medicaid agencies.

The voluntary recall is purely a precaution, said Merck.

This led Merck to start large scale human trials in US, Australia, Latin America and the Caribbean in 2004.

Merck has a growing economic interest in Virginia.

"We've seen sizeable acquisitions this year for Merck and Pfizer done this way, " the banker said.

Last fall, Merck & Co. scrapped development of its anti-obesity drug taranabant because of side effects.

Now Sanofi-Aventis is openly talking about making a big acquisition, as is Merck.

The finding that it can spread to the throat and cause cancer may increase pressure on Merck & Co.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck's new oral HIV-1 treatment.

Drugs giants such as Roche and Merck are also routinely using microarrays in their drug-discovery processes.

The companies also will discuss the potential for promoting and marketing Merck's pharmaceutical products in China.

Mandy Merck stayed in England and became a journalist and gay-rights advocate.

Merck has offered a price midway between that and the current price, which costs the government $580 per patient per year.

"Because Merck was so aggressive, it went too fast, " Dr. Harper said.

At last, in 1982, Merck put the vaccine on the market.

Merck has already paid out $4. 9 billion to settle lawsuits from patients.

This product was licensed from Merck, KGaA in 2005.

Early last year, Merck announced that it would no longer actively lobby for state mandates.

Then the purification protein was refolded according to the Merck protein refolding kit.

Merck abandoned the project in 2007.

VaxInnate, Merck and Acambis, which is owned by Sanofi-Aventis, have each run a small test of their M2 vaccines on healthy volunteers.

Merck and other Western drug companies are rushing to grab market share in emerging markets such as China and India.

Merck, also trading at 8 times forward earnings, boasts a 4. 7% dividend yield.

In 2007, Merck paid $4. 85 billion to settle 27, 000 lawsuits from people affected by injuries or death associated with the drug.

Merck shares on Friday rose $1. 69 to close at $35. 46 on the New York Stock Exchange.

Merck has existing, in-house operations in China.

Or a target can be less precise; for example, Merck's 1979 target of becoming "the pre-eminent drug-maker worldwide in the 1980s" .

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