Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) Business40966 Production1776 Products1695 Brands1690 Drugs818 Vytorin 31 Vytorin Pharmaceuticals Schering-Plough 28 Merck & Co. 27 Diseases High Cholesterol 2 Related People John Dingell 3 Kirk Kerkorian 1 Events U.S. Painkiller Crisis 6 American Markets 1 U.S. Markets 1

Merck buying Schering-Plough in a $41.1B deal TRENTON, N.J. - Merck & Co. is buying Schering-Plough Corp. for $41.1 billion in a deal that gives Merck key new businesses, access to a promising pipeline of new products and the chance to further cut costs, including eliminating about 16,000 jobs.   2009-03-09 FDA backs Vytorin after finishing study review TRENTON, N.J. - The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday patients should not stop taking Vytorin or other cholesterol-lowering drugs, based on its just-completed review of a controversial study that hammered Vytorin sales.   Source:(AP)   2009-01-09 Pfizer, Schering-Plough beat modest expectations TRENTON, N.J. - Pfizer Inc. and Schering-Plough Corp. both managed to beat analysts' minimal expectations Tuesday, largely because of revenue buoyed by favorable currency exchange rates and growing sales overseas making up for slumping sales at home.   Nations:U.S. Switzerland   Source:(AP)   2008-10-21 Schering-Plough, Merck's Vytorin misses study goal TRENTON, N.J. - In the latest disappointment for cholesterol pill Vytorin, a major European study in patients with heart valve disease found the drug didn't prevent worsening of the disease or lower the need for valve surgery, sending its makers' stock plunging.   2008-07-21 Lawmakers call on drug companies to curb ads Two top Democratic lawmakers called on several drug companies on Tuesday to voluntarily curb advertisements targeting consumers, including withholding any ads for new products for two years.   People:John Dingell   2008-05-21 Headlines Merck buying Schering-Plough in a $41.1B deal 2009-03-09 FDA backs Vytorin after finishing study review 2009-01-09 Pfizer, Schering-Plough beat modest expectations 2008-10-21 Schering-Plough, Merck's Vytorin misses study goal 2008-07-21 Lawmakers call on drug companies to curb ads 2008-05-21 Cholesterol-drug rejection rips new gash in Merck 2008-04-29 Merck shares rise as profit tops view 2008-04-21 Dems question timing of Vytorin papers 2008-04-13 Lawmakers question makers on key Vytorin meeting 2008-04-12 Crippled Schering shares rise after cost-cut plan 2008-04-03 Schering-Plough announces more cuts 2008-04-02 Experts reaffirm the miracle of cholesterol-busting statins 2008-04-02 Congress: Vytorin makers held bad news 2008-04-01 Schering, Merck hit by cholesterol drug fallout 2008-03-31 Doctors wary after cholesterol drug flop 2008-03-30 Vytorin heart study expanded, results being delayed 2008-03-29 Two cholesterol drugs better than one for diabetics 2008-03-24 Schering-Plough reports loss on merger charges 2008-02-12 NY subpoenas Merck and Schering-Plough over Vytorin 2008-01-26 U.S. FDA says reviewing Vytorin cholesterol drug 2008-01-25 Schering, Merck defend cholesterol drugs in ads 2008-01-21 Merck, Schering-Plough post profit jumps 2007-07-23 Stocks rise despite Pfizer drug halt 2006-12-04 Merck, Schering-Plough shares climb 2006-10-20 Merck profit off; shares up on drug sales 2006-10-20 Vioxx suits surge to beat deadline 2006-09-30 Cholesterol drug makers see competition 2006-06-19 Merck unveils new cholesterol drugs, cost cuts 2005-12-15 Schering-Plough loss widens on charges 2005-07-21 Drug Industry Weathers Horrid Year 2004-12-21 Merck Slashes 2005 Earnings Forecast Over Vioxx 2004-12-08 Most-viewed Merck buying Schering-Plough in a $41.1B deal 2009-03-09 Pfizer, Schering-Plough beat modest expectations 2008-10-21 Merck shares rise as profit tops view 2008-04-21 Merck unveils new cholesterol drugs, cost cuts 2005-12-15 FDA backs Vytorin after finishing study review 2009-01-09 Lawmakers call on drug companies to curb ads 2008-05-21 Doctors wary after cholesterol drug flop 2008-03-30 Merck profit off; shares up on drug sales 2006-10-20

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