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Another Study Questions Utility Of Merck Cholesterol Drugs

Another Study Questions Utility Of Merck Cholesterol Drugs

Wall Street Journal - 58 minutes ago
By Peter Loftus Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES A new study by health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) concludes Merck & Co.'s (MRK) cholesterol drug Vytorin didn't significantly reduce the risk of ...

Pharma heavyweight joins Warburg Pincus

Pharma heavyweight joins Warburg Pincus

Private Equity News - 2 minutes ago
Fred Hassan, who stepped down as chief executive of Schering-Plough after the drug maker was acquired by Merck & Co. (MRK) earlier this month, has become a senior adviser to private equity firm ...

Merck's new CP wins S&P's top-notch short-term rating

Merck's new CP wins S&P's top-notch short-term rating

Trading Markets - 55 minutes ago
Nov 17, 2009 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) -- MRK -- 17 November 2009 Acae" S&P on Monday gave its highest short-term rating of A-1+ to the new 4(2) commercial paper (CP) programme of Merck (NYSE ...

Former Schering CEO Becomes Senior Adviser To Warburg Pincus

Former Schering CEO Becomes Senior Adviser To Warburg Pincus

Wall Street Journal - 12 minutes ago
By Peter Loftus Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Fred Hassan, who stepped down as chief executive of Schering-Plough after the drug maker was acquired by Merck & Co. (MRK) earlier this month, has become a ...

Higher Dose of Merck's COZAAR® (losartan potassium tablets) Significantly Reduced Deaths and Hospitalizations Due to Heart Failure In Investigational Study

Higher Dose of Merck's COZAAR® (losartan potassium tablets) Significantly Reduced Deaths and Hospitalizations Due to Heart Failure In Investigational Study

Merck Reports Investigational Anacetrapib Phase IIb Study Results - Quick Facts

Merck Reports Investigational Anacetrapib Phase IIb Study Results - Quick Facts

RTT News - 13 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK: News ) said that in a phase IIb study in 589 patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed hyperlipidemia treated with anacetrapib as monotherapy or co ...

Competition Bureau Resolves Issues in Merger of Merck and Schering-Plough

Competition Bureau Resolves Issues in Merger of Merck and Schering-Plough

Linex Legal - 44 minutes ago
Source: Competition Bureau - The Competition Bureau announced today [October 29, 2009] that it has reached an agreement with Merck & Co., Inc. and Schering-Plough Corporation to resolve ...

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