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The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 Brian Orelli	Old Merck on New Drugs It looks like the old Merck is back, with new drugs driving double-digit sales growth in the third-quarter.
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The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Brian Orelli	New York Tag-Teams Merck Both the city and state of New York sue Merck over Vioxx payments, alleging the big pharma defrauded Medicaid and other government agencies, by hiding problems related to its painkilling drug.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2007 Brian Orelli	Merck: Case Closed? Now that Merck has settled its lawsuit, it can get back to business, focusing on continued growth from its cholesterol drugs, new diabetic medication, and cervical cancer vaccine. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Carey & Barrett	Lessons From The Vioxx Fiasco What drugmakers, the FDA, doctors, and patients need to do.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2009 Jim Mueller	Daily Walk of Shame: Money-Hungry Drugmakers If Allergan wins its suit against the government, consumers will really be in trouble.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Easy Way to Develop Drugs Merck buys a pipeline of follow-on biologics and a building to produce them.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	Good Luck in 2010, Merck It's not just one problem for Merck, but a whole series of issues that have turned the company into a heap of stale drugs.
Bio-IT World December 15, 2004 Kevin Davies	Patients Before Profits? After the Vioxx disaster, Pharma needs to reassure patients that they come first.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Stephen Albainy-Jenei	Is Off-Label Off-Base? Off-label prescriptions for uses lacking scientific support account for billions in drug revenue for Eli Lilly. If the FDA takes an aggressive stance on off-label-use marketing, it could significantly shrink drug sales for companies whose revenues are derived largely from such off-label use.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	Is Merck Rallying After That Nasty Tumble? Although most analysts who track Merck remain bearish on the beleaguered drugmaker, some upbeat investors are buying. Why? It's Vioxx market may have softened, but its new vaccines will rise to the occasion.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is Merck a Buy? Short term it's hard to say, but for the long term, its pipeline looks strong.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2008 Brian Orelli	When Science, Marketing, and Investing Collide How a pharmaceutical tries to sell more drugs can provide clues about its management.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Brian Orelli	98 Lawsuits Down, About 15,000 To Go Merck's Vioxx caseload just got a little smaller, when an appellate court ruled that 98 people from England and Wales could not sue in the U.S. Shares are up on the news.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2008 Brian Orelli	Vive le Vioxx Lawsuit Just when Merck thought it was finally done with lawsuits pertaining to Vioxx, it's gotten pulled back in.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2008 Brian Orelli	The FDA's Latest Victim Merck fails to get its Gardasil vaccine approved to treat older women.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Broaches the Obvious Merck will naturally end up settling many Vioxx cases, but the details are far from clear at this point. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck's Recovery Flushed Down Merck's best hope at recovery fails approval by the FDA.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2009 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's Paying $2.3 Billion Again? Oh, Wait, Never Mind. There are 17 articles on the Yahoo! Finance ticker feed announcing or discussing the $2.3 billion settlement Pfizer made with the Department of Justice.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2011 Brian Orelli	Victory for Victrelis Merck's hepatitis C drug moves one step closer to FDA approval.
The Motley Fool January 21, 2011 Brian Orelli	Mark Your Calendar, Drug Investors Vertex announces that the Food and Drug Administration has accepted its New Drug Application to market telaprevir.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Rich Duprey	Merck Outclassed Class action status is granted to third parties -- like health insurance companies, HMOs, and unions -- in a Vioxx lawsuit. Investors, this is a disturbing development.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 Brian Lawler	A Zettlement for Zyprexa? Eli Lilly may be close to resolving a government lawsuit over improper marketing.
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The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Dueling Fools: Merck Bear Rebuttal There's a reason why Merck's stock is cheap: weak pipeline, weak prospects.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pipeline Checkup: Merck Has Potential The Schering-Plough acquisition has seemed to help.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2009 Brian Orelli	Kids, Take Your Antipsychotics! Drugs to combat mental illness might gain FDA approval for children.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Sign of the Pharma Times Merck is the latest big pharma cutting jobs to improve its bottom line.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	Let's Call It a Partial Victory Merck's Vytorin works better than a placebo. Unfortunately, it may be too little and too late to do anything about the sales cut that Vytorin has taken over the past few years.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	You Must Realize This Drug Works by Now Vertex concludes its phase 3 trials with another win.
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The Motley Fool January 15, 2010 Brian Orelli	Oops, Sorry About That, Pfizer The FDA says there's no problem with Spiriva after all.
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The Motley Fool January 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	Here's That Critical Merck Info You Missed Announcing clinical trial failures in a FAQ? Really?
The Motley Fool February 14, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Lovey-Dovey Duo Drug companies Schering-Plough and Merck hook up to market a 'hot, hot, hot!' product.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Drug to End Merck's Headache? Merck presents promising data for its phase 3 migraine drug.
BusinessWeek September 5, 2005 Amy Barrett	The Pain Is Just Beginning Why the Vioxx debacle will hobble Merck for years to come
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Brian Lawler	Merck Mints Money The pharmaceutical hangs on, despite ongoing Vioxx woes. Conservative investors may do best to stay away from Merck until a lower share-price opportunity presents itself, now that shares are no longer sporting such a large Vioxx discount.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	There's Still Only One Merck KGaA's oral MS drug delay is Novartis' gain.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	Merck Breathes Life Into an Acquired Pipeline The acquisition is paying off with newly approved drugs.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	3 Cheers for an FDA Rejection German drugmaker Merck said that the Food and Drug Administration had turned down its multiple sclerosis drug cladribine. The pill would have competed with Novartis' Gilenya, which gained FDA approval last year.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Brian Lawler	Merck Plays the Waiting Game New acquisitions may help the drugmaker weather tough times. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool March 28, 2008 Brian Orelli	Allergic Reaction to Singulair News? The FDA warns the public about potential side effects of Merck's allergy treatment Singulair.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Rich Smith	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull It's hard to argue with a price this cheap. With a price-to-free cash flow ratio of less than 11, Merck's a steal.