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The pharmaceutical giant signs another collaborative research agreement with the small-cap company.
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Drug maker Merck & Co. Inc. said on  Friday it acted "responsibly and appropriately" in developing  and marketing recently recalled arthritis drug Vioxx.
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Biotechnology company Rigel  Pharmaceuticals Inc. RIGL.O has entered into a collaboration  pact with drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. MRK.N to find treatments  for cancer and potentially other diseases, Rigel said on  Monday.
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Merck &amp; Co Inc. is evaluating why its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx raises the chance of heart attack and stroke, but it has not found a mechanism of action, a company official said on Monday.
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Merck & Co&#39;s   combination pill to raise &quot;good&quot; HDL cholesterol with less  facial flushing -- a common side effect of HDL drugs -- met its  main goals in a late-stage test, researchers said on Sunday.
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Merck &amp; Co. officials said Tuesday they intend to defend aggressively their handling of the painkiller Vioxx against claims by patients who say they were harmed by the now-withdrawn drug.
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Swiss biotech company Addex Pharmaceuticals SA  said it could receive more than $700 million from Merck & Co Inc  for a licensing deal on its ADX63365 drug to treat schizophrenia, lifting its shares.
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On the same day that Merck &amp; Co. Inc. announced its receipt of an approvable letter from the Food and Drug Administration for use of Arcoxia (etoricoxib) in several inflammatory conditions, the company said
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Merck & Co Inc. won U.S. approval for a new drug to treat a rare and slow-growing skin cancer, health officials said on Friday.
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Company earned 60 cents a share, down from 83 cents a year earlier; Vioxx linked to heart attacks. NEW YORK  - Merck &amp; Co.
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Merck&#39;s board of directors has formed a special committee and hired independent counsel to conduct a review of the US drugmaker&#39;s actions with Vioxx, a popular painkiller it withdrew because of increased heart risks.
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NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) _ The New York state comptroller sued Merck &amp; Co., claiming the drug maker hid certain risks associated with the painkiller Vioxx.
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The pre-VIOXX Merck is back, double-digit sales growth shows.
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Drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc.  boosted its 2007 earnings forecast on Wednesday, citing better-than-expected sales of multiple products, including its cancer vaccine Gardasil and diabetes drug Januvia.
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Finding people who like the way he has run Merck, the giant drug maker, is much harder. Mr. Gilmartin has been chairman of Merck since November 1994.
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Now that Merck has removed its arthritis painkiller Vioxx from the market after tests found it increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes, its rival Pfizer is taking a surprising stance.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Merck & Co's experimental AIDS drug Isentress merits approval, a panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.