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| January 11, 2013 |
| 07:40 EDT |  | MRK | Merck suspends availability of Trepadtive
Merck announced the company is taking steps to suspend the availability of Trepadtive tablets worldwide. Trepadtive is not approved for use in the United States. Merck is taking these steps based on the current understanding of the preliminary data from the HPS2-THRIVE study, and in consultation with regulatory authorities. As previously reported by Merck, HPS2-THRIVE did not achieve its primary endpoint of reduction of major vascular events, and there was a statistically significant increase in the incidence of some types of non-fatal serious adverse events in the group that received Trepadtive compared to statin therapy. The decision to suspend availability of the medicine is aligned with the recommendation of the European Medicine Agency's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee based on the trial's results. |
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| June 19, 2013 |
| 09:38 EDT |  | MRK | Active equity option families trading on open
Active equity option families trading on open according to Track Data: AAPL AMAT FDX MA C GOOG DISH AMRN MRK BIDU |
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| June 18, 2013 |
| 16:00 EDT | | MRK | Options Update; June 18, 2013
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| 08:37 EDT |  | MRK | Drug companies turn to microchips to test medicines, WSJ reports
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| June 17, 2013 |
| 08:36 EDT | | MRK | InSite Vision to join Merck, Pfizer patent suit against Mylan
InSite Vision (INSV) announced that it will join Merck (MRK) and Pfizer (PFE) in filing a patent infringement lawsuit against Mylan Pharmaceuticals (MYL). Mylan recently filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking to market a generic version of AzaSite before expiration of the patents covering AzaSite and its use. AzaSite is marketed by Merck in the U.S. On May 26, 2011, InSite and Merck filed a similar patent infringement lawsuit against Sandoz. A trial date for the Sandoz ANDA suit has been set for July 11, 2013. The companies have agreed that Merck will take the lead in prosecuting both lawsuits. Each company will be responsible for their own legal costs, with InSite assuming a monitoring role, the company said. |
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| June 14, 2013 |
| 17:15 EDT | | MRK | Merck cutting layer of R&D management, WSJ reports
Merck is planning to cut jobs and strip a level of senior management from its R&D unit, reports The Wall Street Journal. Reference Link |
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| 13:21 EDT | | MRK | Merck to cut jobs, restructure R&D unit, Dow Jones reports
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| June 12, 2013 |
| 16:02 EDT | | MRK | Options Update; June 12, 2013
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| 10:35 EDT |  | MRK | Merck management to meet with ISI Group
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| 08:04 EDT | | MRK | Merck says independent review of JANUVIA safety profile 'welcomed'
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| June 11, 2013 |
| 08:01 EDT | | MRK | Leerink's major pharma and biotech analysts hold a conference call
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| 07:42 EDT | | MRK | Boston Biotech Conferences to host a conference
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| June 10, 2013 |
| 11:41 EDT | | MRK | Merck loss in Nasonex patent fight upheld on appeal
Merck Sharp & Dohme, formerly known as Schering, appealed a lower court ruling in favor of Apotex. Reference Link |
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| June 6, 2013 |
| 16:01 EDT | | MRK | Options Update; June 6, 2013
CBOE Volatility Index VIX down 72c to 16.78. Option volume leaders: AAPL TSLA GOOG C MRK BAC according to Track Data. |
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