| Company News |
Karo Bio Announces That Merck Discontinues Development of MK-6913 for Hot Flashes Karo Bio
(September 08, 2010)
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Merck Receives Approval from FDA for Expanded Indications for Atypical Antipsychotic Medication SAPHRIS® (asenapine) Sublingual Tablets Merck & Co
(September 07, 2010)
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Daily Market Movers (2 Sep 2010)
(September 03, 2010)
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Cardiome Achieves $30 Million Milestone Cardiome Pharma
(September 02, 2010)
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Faes Farma Enters Into the Diabetes Market Faes Farma
(September 02, 2010)
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BRINAVESS(™) (vernakalant) for Infusion Approved in the European Union for Rapid Conversion of Recent Onset Atrial Fibrillation Cardiome Pharma
(September 01, 2010)
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BRINAVESS(™) (vernakalant) for Infusion Approved in the European Union for Rapid Conversion of Recent Onset Atrial Fibrillation Merck & Co
(September 01, 2010)
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From Oranienburg to the Rest of the World: Global Market Launch of Daxas® (Roflumilast) Kicks Off in Germany Nycomed
(September 01, 2010)
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Portola Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation of New Pharmacodynamic Data from Phase 2 Trial of Investigational Factor Xa Inhibitor, Betrixaban Portola Pharmaceuticals
(August 29, 2010)
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Genetic Substudy Shows Fewer Major Cardiovascular Events With Ticagrelor (BRILINTA) Regardless Of Relevant Genetic Variability In ACS Patients AstraZeneca
(August 29, 2010)
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Merck & Co (MRK), a global provider of pharmaceutical products.
3 NOV 2009: Merck & Co acquired Schering-Plough in a reverse takeover in which Schering-Plough will remain as the surviving company, trading under the name Merck & Co. Upon closing of the transaction, Merck shareholders own approximately 68 percent of the combined company, and Schering-Plough shareholders are expected to own approximately 32 percent. Merck Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Richard T. Clark will lead the combined company. |
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Market Cap (US $m)
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| 9/2/2010 |
2 Sep: Company postpones plans to close some of its Dutch operations and negotiates with executives and workers on potential alternatives, including a sale of the R&D site. |
108,652 |
-0.8% |
-829 |
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Growth
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2007 |
2008 |
2008 |
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| Pharmaceuticals
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| Pharmaceuticals Sales (In-depth)
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| Rx & OTC Pharmaceuticals
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| Prescription (Rx) Pharmaceuticals |
25,8247 |
25,4348 |
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-2% |
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2008 |
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| Cardiovascular9 |
4,78610 |
| Central Nervous System |
529 |
| Dermatology |
429 |
| Endocrine |
1,748 |
| Gastro-Intestinal11 |
307 |
| Genito-Urinary |
324 |
| Musculoskeletal12 |
1,99013 |
| Oncology & Immunomodulators |
203 |
| Respiratory14 |
4,33715 |
| Sensory Organs16 |
91417 |
| Systemic Anti-Infectives18 |
6,47519 |
| Other Rx & OTC Pharma |
3,49920 |
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