Merck
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Summary Box: Merck reports anti-clot drug data -
STRIKE TWO: A second study shows Merck's experimental anti-clotting drug vorapaxar increased risk of dangerous internal bleeding, including inside the skull. The study, called TRA-2P, did show vorapaxar lowered risk of heart attack, stroke and death....
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Summary Box: Merck swings to profit in 4th quarter -
BACK IN BLACK: Higher sales of most key drugs and lower charges push Merck & Co. back to a fourth-quarter profit. Adjusted income of $2.98 billion, or 97 cents a share, beat expectations, but sales were a tad short....
09:44 :
Merck sales fall short, issues flat 2012 forecast -
Merck & Co on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales and predicted relatively flat 2012 results as the No. 2 drugmaker girds for cheaper generic forms of its biggest product, asthma drug Singulair.
09:25 :
Merck profit beats as research trimmed -
(Reuters) - Merck & Co on Thursday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, helped by a decrease in research spending, and predicted relatively flat 2012 results as the No. 2 U.S. drugmaker girds for cheaper generic forms of ...
09:10 :
Merck Close to 52-Week High After Earnings (MRK) -
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08:39 :
Merck earns $1.5 billion in fourth quarter -
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Merck & Co. Inc. on Thursday said it swung to fourth-quarter profit of $1.5 billion, or 49 cents a share, against a $531 million loss in the year-ago period. Revenue increased 2% to $12.3 billion from $12.1 billion ...
08:04 :
Merck & Co. swings to Q4 profit on lower charges -
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) -- Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Thursday that it swung to a fourth-quarter profit because of lower acquisition and restructuring charges and slightly higher sales....
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Summary Box: Merck settling Canadian Vioxx cases -
VIOXX DEAL: Merck and lawyers for Canadian Vioxx users have struck a deal, awaiting approval by courts in provinces there, to end lawsuits filed by hundreds of people claiming harm from the drugmaker's recalled painkiller Vioxx....
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Strong Does Of Momentum In Merck Stock, Next Stop $42 -
Merck is currently the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical company. The company is a global health care provider that delivers innovative health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, Animal Health|animal ...
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Merck to pay Mass. $24M in Medicaid fraud settlement -
Pharma giant Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) will pay $24 million to the state of Massachusetts, according to a news release from the state Attorney General’s Office. The payment is part of a $47 million Medicaid fraud settlement involving 13 ...
20:14 :
Merck settles with states, including Oregon -
Pharmaceutical company Merck will pay the state of Oregon $1.65 million as part of a $950 million agreement with 43 states. The national agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. resolves civil and criminal allegations that the ...
17:15 :
Merck to pay $950 million to settle Vioxx charges -
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Merck & Co. Inc. has agreed to pay $950 million to settle criminal and civil charges related to the misbranding of painkiller Vioxx, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Under the agreement, Merck ...
16:45 :
Merck to pay nearly $1 billion over Vioxx -
Merck & Co will pay roughly $950 million to settle criminal and civil charges that it promoted the painkiller drug Vioxx for an unapproved use, the DOJ said on Tuesday.
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Merck: Promising drugs in late-stage testing -
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) -- Merck & Co. said Thursday it has revamped its research operations to make them more productive and has started a new four-pronged business strategy to increase revenue and profit....
09:22 :
Merck hikes dividend by 10.5% -
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Merck & Co. Inc. said Thursday it will increase it quarterly dividend by 10.5% to 42 cents a share from 38 cents a share. The pharmaceutical company said shareholders of record as of Dec. 15 will be paid the dividend ...
07:17 :
Merck quadruples 3Q profit, beats analysts' views -
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) -- Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Friday that its third-quarter profit soared from results a year ago that were weighed down by huge acquisition and legal charges....
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