Article: Merck Cancels Work on a New Insomnia Medication - New York Times

Article: Merck pulls Vioxx off drug market; Increased risk of heart attacks cited in decision to withdrawl arthritis drug
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;  October 1, 2004 ;     608 words ......Press TRENTON, N.J. - Merck & Co. is pulling...blockbuster Vioxx from the market after new data found...since it came on the market with great fanfare in 1999. It is one of Merck's most important...complementary ways. Merck and Pfizer have been battling for market share, with ...

Article: Merck seeking to market a new Vioxxlike drug: Experts will meet Thursday to decide. Many doctors and patients say the pain reliever's risks are worth it.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  April 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......drug-safety push, hammered Merck's morale and market value, and opened a flood...people who were left on the market who could benefit. Merck patented Arcoxia in 1997...Vioxx was worth the risk. Merck has studied the market and believes those people...

Article: No heart studies done on Vioxx; Merck failed to test the drug's effects on the heart before it went on market
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  July 21, 2005 ;     557 words ......painkiller went on the market in 1999, the company...Santanello, head of Merck's epidemiology department...said nothing in Merck's database before the drug went on the market in 1999 indicated...ended abruptly when Merck took Vioxx off the market last year. One of...

Article: Merck braces for a tougher market environment for LCDs. (News: Europe).(Merck KGAA)
Chemical Market Reporter;  November 4, 2002 ;     368 words ......position in the market' says Thomas Schreckenbach, Merck's board member responsible...drive down prices. Merck is no longer active in the markets for simple displays...producers are expanding. Merck estimates that the high-end of the LCD market will grow by around...

Article: FDA rejects Merck's Arcoxia: It was a successor to Vioxx, which the firm had pulled off the market. The agency asked for more information.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  April 28, 2007 ;     673 words ......as Vioxx, which Merck pulled off the market in September 2004...Kim, president of Merck Research Laboratories...Arcoxia is on the market in 63 other countries, and Merck said it would continue...told shareholders at Merck's annual meeting...Arcoxia on the U.S. market. Kim said ...

Article: Merck seeking to market a new Vioxx-like drug.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  April 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ......drug-safety push, hammered Merck's morale and market value, and opened...BEGIN OPTIONAL TRIM) Merck patented Arcoxia in 1997, sought FDA marketing approval in 2001...was worth the risk. Merck has studied the market and believes those...

Article: FDA approves Merck drug for growing diabetes market.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  October 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ......a name made up by Merck marketers meant to convey rejuvenation...fifth new drug or vaccine Merck has brought to the U.S. market this year, more than...Exubera, earlier this year. Merck itself is seeking FDA approval to market a combined Januvia-metformin...

Article: Thousands sue drugmaker over side effects of Vioxx; Merck & Co. took the painkiller off the market after risk of heart problems was tied to its use.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 15, 2005 ;     594 words ......New Jersey-based Merck, which pulled the drug from the market in September...it to go on the market in 1999. In response...Tufford's lawsuit, Merck said in a statement...available in 1999. Merck voluntarily withdrew...from worldwide markets on Sept. 30, 2004...

Article: US FDA panel approves return of Merck's Vioxx to market
Xinhua News Agency;  February 19, 2005 ;     241 words ......approves return of Merck's Vioxx to market WASHINGTON, Feb...Vioxx withdrawn by Merck & Co. Inc. and its return to the market. However, it concluded...side-effects had led Merck to voluntarily withdrawing Vioxx from the market in September. Most...

Article: Biogen cuts $145m deal with Merck Firm to get cash to develop and market asthma drug
The Boston Globe;  December 4, 1997 ;     643 words ......gains government approval, Merck will own worldwide marketing rights. If the same drug...access to the Japanese market through Merck's Japanese affiliate, Banyu...entry into the Japanese market, Biogen will pay Merck about $21 million, according...

Article: Bristol-Myers, Merck to market new diabetes drug.(News)(Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.)(Merck and Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
Medical Marketing & Media;  June 1, 2004 ;     216 words ......the next nine to 12 months. Merck will pay Bristol-Myers an...develop the clinical and marketing strategy for the drug and...of future development and marketing. They also will co-promote...physicians on a global basis, and Merck will receive payments based...announced in late April, Merck ...

Article: Here comes the sun market for Germany's Merck.(Merck to collaborate with Sachtleben Chemie on inorganic sun protection filters)(Brief Article)
Cosmetics International;  May 10, 2001 ;     356 words ......filters. The filters, says Merck, are valued for their high...production plants available to Merck, which produce a fine titanium...filters against UV radiation. Merck estimates the extent of the sun protection filters market to be 600 to 800 tonnes a year...rising at around 6% a year, and ...

Article: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Merck Enter Partnership to Develop, Market Cancer Drug.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 23, 2004 ;     578 words ......partnership with Merck & Co. yesterday to develop and market an experimental anticancer...shrinking tumors. Merck is paying $20 million...out of the deal. Merck, maker of the anticholesterol...cancer-fighting drug on the market and until recently...the Nasdaq Stock Market. Shares ...

Article: Risks spur Merck to pull Vioxx off market.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Business News Oct. 1--Merck & Co. withdrew...painkiller Vioxx from the market Thursday after finding...for a company of Merck's size. Thursday...nearly $27 billion in market value, slightly less than the entire market value of Kenilworth...down 56 points. A Merck spokesman said ...