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The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Rich Duprey	Will Acquisitions Patch Merck's Pipeline? The pharmaceutical giant announces a biotech shopping spree. A few key acquisitions that contribute late-stage drugs and significant revenue might be all Merck needs to keep its pipeline open. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2011 Luke Timmerman	Merck, Staring at a Biotech Future, Seeks to Get in the Game With New Protein Drugs, Biosimilars Biotech drugs will soon dominate the pharmaceutical industry, and Merck is playing catch-up.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Catherine Arnst	Big Pharma's Blinders Hugely profitable thanks to a few blockbusters, Big Pharma is far too focused on looking for the next best-seller, causing companies to pass up opportunities to deliver important breakthroughs.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Merck in the Balance These are troubled times for Merck. Restructuring charges, Zocor sales woes, and a new distribution program hamper earnings.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck-Schering Trumps Pfizer-Wyeth The new Merck deal looks a lot better than a combined Pfizer plus Wyeth.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	And You Thought Biotech Was High-Risk, High-Reward Large clinical trials make cardiovascular drugs risky, but the rewards are there, too.
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Catherine Arnst	The Waning of the Blockbuster Drug What's promising now are drugs that target niche diseases. That means painful restructuring ahead for Big Pharma
The Motley Fool March 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Big Pharma's R&D Model Is Broken Bigger isn't always better.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Jeannette Park	Thought Leader: Q&A with Cheryl Buxton Cheryl Buxton talks about what impact Merck's decision to cut nearly 11 percent of its work force - in hopes of saving $4 billion dollars by 2010 - will have on the company's future.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck: Same Plan, With a Twist With increasing generic competition and languishing sales of cholesterol-lowering drugs Vytorin and Zetia, Merck is doing its best to replace sales by pushing new drugs through its pipeline.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Bristol-Myers Catches a Cold Tough days are coming, but so are promising new drugs. It's understandable why long-term investors might be willing to hold on and see how things work out.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2012 Sean Williams	2012 Preview: Merck The biggest question mark facing the pharmaceutical behemoth in 2012 is just how badly it will be affected by losing patent-exclusivity rights on its biggest drug, Singulair.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Sluggish Bristol-Myers Squibb Generic erosion is going to chew away revenue and profits. Investors, at today's prices, there are just too many other better ideas to go after.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2010 Brian Orelli	Merck: Poised for Growth and Eager to Go Merck needs its new, stronger, post-acquisition pipeline to pay off.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2004 Charly Travers	Merck Pays Up for a Cancer Drug As demonstrated this morning with the announcement of a major deal with Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Merck is now in the midst of a strategic push to build out its oncology pipeline.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2011 Brian Orelli	Pharma's Newest Acquisition Targets Share buybacks are in at big pharma companies. Does it mean that licensing deals are out?
The Motley Fool October 1, 2008 Brian Orelli	Is Pfizer the Mystery Bidder? A few signals that Pfizer might be the one bidding on ImClone.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	4 Drugmakers, 5 Deals, Christmas Is Here It looks like there were a lot of people in the business development offices at pharmaceutical companies looking to get their work done before taking off for the holidays. Check out all the deals that were announced yesterday.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2011 Brian Orelli	Don't Have a Stroke Over Merck's Heart Drug Welcome to pharma investing.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2007 Ben Bonifant et al.	Driven to License The competition for innovative biotech products is intense, giving rise to an unprecedented diversity of partnering strategies and an equally unprecedented convergence of small-molecule drugs and biologics in company portfolios. Licensings are shaping up as the year's big deal.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Charly Travers	Is Big Pharma a Bargain? While much of the drug sector is looking pretty tasty, Pfizer, with its attractive relative valuation, dominant marketing presence, and willingness to buy up blockbuster drugs, heads the list.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Strides Farther Into Generics Pfizer's new look might be just what the doctor ordered.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull Rebuttal Plenty of cash. Big pipeline. Not to worry. The future can't be predicted, but Merck's history shows its ability to weather even the toughest pharmaceutical-development environments.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 David A. Twibell	What Ails You? Investors who are wary of big pharma investments have good reasons to be. But this does not mean that the sector is to be avoided at all costs. Indeed, for savvy, well-informed investors, now might be a good time to jump in.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2004 W. D. Crotty	Merck Chokes Back Vioxx The $2.3 billion arthritis drug is withdrawn from the market after clinical studies point to dangerous side-effects. Despite the bad news, Merck's big dividend payouts don't appear to be in jeopardy at the moment.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Pfizer Bull The drug giant has ample firepower. The current company valuation largely ignores Pfizer's upside potential past 2008.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Merck Bear Investors, because of its recent run-up, the risk/reward tradeoff is not very compelling. There are safer, more lucrative ways to invest in the space.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Goes on the Attack Predator becomes prey in this latest twist in the generics game. Given how much the markets hate uncertainty, that could mean that big generic drug companies might go on sale for patient long-term investors.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2010 Brian Orelli	Doubled Revenue, but Not High Growth An acquisition and some rearrangements make Merck's revenue line sound better than it is.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2011 David Williamson	What Happened to U.S. Pharma? How did the domestic pharmaceutical industry fare in the most recent quarter?
The Motley Fool December 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	2009: The Year Pharma Learned to Love Itself While anything is possible, don't expect too much more consolidation of major drugmakers in 2010 and beyond.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2009 Brian Orelli	ASCO's Big Winner Despite the massive changes in value that some small-cap biotech companies have seen before and during this year's American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, the big winner from the confab is actually large pharmaceutical companies.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Long-Term Play for Your Port Long-term prospects look better than the near term ones for Eli Lilly and its investors.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2007 Arlene Weintraub	More Merger Mania Ahead For Pharma The scramble for new drugs is keeping companies on the prowl.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 Brian Lawler	Sirna Decides to Take the Cash and Run Shareholders vote to approve Merck's buyout offer. Investors in shares of Merck really have to trust management to have done its due diligence on Sirna and to have faith in its technology.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2011 Brian Orelli	Merck Inspired to Eye Growth A bolt-on acquisition of eye-care specialist Inspire.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pipeline Checkup: Merck Has Potential The Schering-Plough acquisition has seemed to help.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	Some Brand-Name Patents: Going, Going, Gone in 2010 Generic drug competition is coming for Lipitor, Plavix, and others.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2004 Brian Gorman	Merck, Bristol-Myers Team Up Their agreement to commercialize a diabetes drug reflects intense sales competition in the industry.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Looks for Soft Landing Despite a tough year, the business isn't falling apart, and the pipeline has some near-term gems. This should give investors reason to expect that better things could be on the way.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2004 Ben McClure	Discount Pharmacy With prices beaten down across the pharmaceuticals industry and the quarterly reporting season here, do any investment opportunities pop up?
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Mixed Foliage at Forest Labs Here's what to look for as Forest Labs prepares for a big loss. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	AstraZeneca Snuffs Out Galida Will any of the new dual-PPAR drugs make it to the market? Here's another good reminder for pharmaceutical and biotech investors that you shouldn't count your chickens until the FDA has let them hatch.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2011 Brian Orelli	Eli Lilly: Great Plan, Poor Execution Eli Lilly shuns large mergers, but hasn't produced drugs on its own.
Knowledge@Wharton	The Benefits Are Mutual in New Wave of Biotech/Pharma Alliances The spat that erupted between pharma giant Bristol-Myers Squibb and biotech firm ImClone Systems over their partnership to develop a new cancer drug put the structure of alliances between discovery research firms and big drug makers under a microscope...
The Motley Fool May 26, 2011 Brian Orelli	Congress Sets Bad Precedent With AVANIR What happened to free markets?
The Motley Fool November 18, 2004 Charly Travers	A Glimpse of Bristol-Myers' Portfolio Late-stage drugs are crucial for a company beset with patent losses.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Show Us the Money, Drugmakers Drugmakers have cash and they aren't afraid to use it -- on themselves.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Robert Steyer	Just Say No to Drug Company Mergers There are some reasons to make a big-pharma deal. But there are as many, if not more, reasons to let these companies pursue smaller deals and collaborations rather than become just another part of a hyphenated corporate name.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	Big Problems for Big Pharma Creating new drugs is never easy, but the companies that excel in three key areas are the ones for investors to watch.