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Drug Giant To Pay Hundreds Of Millions To Settle Charge

Posted 11.22.2011

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Merck & Co will pay roughly $950 million to settle criminal and civil charges that it promoted the painkiller Vioxx for an unapproved use, the U.S...

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Is Merck Engaged?

Christina Pirello | Posted 11.17.2011

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Christina Pirello

Merck Engage seems to be designed for that segment of the population who is sick, scared, not sure what to do to change habits...and for those living with or caring for those same people.

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Families Use Social Media To Respond To Gardasil Side Effects

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Marcia G. Yerman

As parents sought to navigate a situation where their healthy daughters had become sick and, in the worse case scenario - died, they turned to the Internet for answers.

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The Gardasil Vaccine Series - An Interview with Merck & Co., Inc.

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Marcia G. Yerman

I recently spoke with a Media Relations person at Merck regarding the efficacy and side effects of Gardasil, the new HPV vaccine. Here's what she had to say.

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Merck Settles With Govt Over Rebates

AP | LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRENTON, N.J. — In one of the biggest U.S. health care fraud settlements ever, Merck & Co. will pay $671 million to settle claims it overcharged...

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Merck Recalls Hib Vaccine For Kids

AP | Linda A. Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The recall of a routine vaccine for babies due to contamination risks could trigger a shortage and likely will alarm parents, but officials said there...

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Experimental AIDS Vaccine Fails Crucial Experiment

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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A promising experimental vaccine to prevent the AIDS virus has failed in a crucial experiment, with volunteers becoming infected with HIV anyway, lead...

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