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BusinessWeek November 24, 2010 Tom Randall	Merck May Have a Cholesterol Winner Merck told doctors at the American Heart Assn. annual meeting that new data showed its drug anacetrapib had reduced bad cholesterol by 40 percent while raising good cholesterol by an unprecedented 138 percent.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2011 Brian Orelli	AIM-HIGH? These Drugmakers Better Duck. A government study on cholesterol drugs hurts Abbott and Merck.
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 August 30, 2007 Brian Orelli	Merck Tries to Stop the Flushing The FDA will review the pharma's new cholesterol drug. The biggest worry with getting CORDAPTIVE approved is probably not with its effectiveness, but with safety. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2007 Brian Orelli	Merck's Next Blockbuster? Merck's cholesterol drug comes back from phase 2 testing with no side effects. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2009 Robert Steyer	Merck Makes a Mark on Good Cholesterol Can't profit from fighting bad lipoproteins? Start boosting the good ones.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2010 Brian Orelli	Prepare for This $12 Billion Whoosh Pfizer's Lipitor is the top-selling cholesterol drug -- in fact, it's the top selling drug period -- but it'll start to see generic competition in a little over a year.
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.
BusinessWeek July 26, 2004 Amy Barrett	Hooked On The Cash From Cholesterol Cholesterol-lowering drugs are massive moneyspinners. But can big pharmaceutical companies sidestep expiring patents?
BusinessWeek April 21, 2011 Tom Randall	Merck's Risky Bet on Research CEO Frazier, who made his name fighting drug lawsuits, is investing billions to churn out new medicines.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2008 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Copycat Combinations Abbott's latest FDA approval is for Simcor, a combination of Niaspan -- Abbott's slow-release niacin -- and the active component of Merck's Zocor, which isn't patent-protected anymore. Investors take note.
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 September 25, 2006 Brian Lawler	Merck's Positive Contribution Bad press from Vioxx shouldn't overshadow the company's new offering. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek May 27, 2010 Michelle Cortez	Karo Bio's Prescription: Cheaper Drug Approval A Swedish company seeks a lower-cost review for its cholesterol drug.
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 December 4, 2006 Michael P. Cecil	Pfizer's Cholesterol-Drug Hopes Crumble In surprising and disappointing news, the pharma's promising new drug fails clinical trials. With Pfizer shares declining because of the bad news, is now a good time to buy?
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 Arlene Weintraub	Is Merck's Medicine Working? Spurred by the Vioxx fiasco, CEO Clark is trying to revamp the drug giant's culture. Analysts expect Merck's top line to grow 4%, to $23.5 billion this year, an achievement considering that sales growth had flatlined even before Vioxx imploded.
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.
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.
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Amy Barrett	A Bare-Knuckle Battle over Cholesterol Drugs If AstraZeneca's Crestor is approved, rivals' stepped-up pitches will focus on safety
The Motley Fool May 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck Can't Achieve Anything The pharmaceutical cancels a troubled clinical trial.
BusinessWeek March 11, 2010 Ellen Gibson	The Quest to Boost Good Cholesterol Cleveland Clinic's Steven Nissen is again pursuing a drug that will attack plaque by raising HDL.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2007 Brian Orelli	What's Merck Doing? With a nice solid pipeline Merck is on its way to its goal of double-digit EPS growth through 2010.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull What you are getting with Merck is one of the best-managed pharmas out there that will be experiencing solid double-digit earnings growth in the not-too-distant future with a smart dividend payout.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2007 Brian Orelli	Panel Kills Merck's Hope of OTC Status An FDA advisory panel isn't convinced that Merck's cholesterol-lowering drug MEVACOR deserves OTC status.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Brian Lawler	Merck Not Hurt Merck repeats another nice quarter of bottom-line growth despite growing concerns about generic competition.
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.
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 Amy Barrett	Merck: Who Will Revive The Giant? Earnings and new-drug disappointments have investors worried about succession.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Wait for More Bad News on Merck Vioxx lawsuits will be an ever-present headline risk for a while, but I still believe it's highly unlikely that they'll do lasting damage to the business. That said, the nearly 30% rise in this stock since late '05 has taken a lot of the easy money off the table.
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.
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 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.
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 June 23, 2008 Brian Orelli	FDA Sets a Higher Standard for Merck Merck finally comes clean on what the FDA wants before the drug formally known as Cordaptive (MK-0524A) can be approved. From the looks of it, it's going to be a long wait for Merck.
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 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Prognosis Good for Merck The pharmaceutical weathered a tough year but should ride out its Vioxx troubles. While strict value investors may be put off, risk-tolerant investors can buy these shares today.
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 June 27, 2005 Brian Gorman	Pfizer's Controversial Pairing The pharmaceutical's strategy of combining an experimental medicine with Lipitor will likely come under increasing fire. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Once More With Merck Merck has had a busy spring, but are investors any better off?
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 November 3, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Little Distracted, Are You, Merck? The FDA rejects its latest application.
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.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	It's Hard to Get Excited About 92% Revenue Growth Especially when revenue dropped on a comparable basis.
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 June 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Dueling Fools: Merck Bear Looking at other big pharma peers, Merck is dead last when it comes to expected three- to five-year EPS growth. Why buy a troubled pharma when better options exist?
The Motley Fool October 31, 2011 Brian Orelli	When Getting Beat Down Is No Big Deal Merck is getting smacked down by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in the hepatitis C market, but it has the bulk to take a beating.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Brian Lawler	Merck Raises the Earnings Roof Shares of Merck soar after it raises 2007 earnings guidance.
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.
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 Amy Barrett	Pfizer's Funk Pfizer CEO Hank McKinnell helped pioneer the age of blockbuster drugs. The company now spends twice as much on sales and administrative expenses as it does on R&D. But a dearth of new products and fears over drug safety are hurting the entire industry. Is there a fix?
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Ben McClure	Rethinking Big Pharma Risk is knocking Big Pharma stocks down. They won't be getting up anytime soon. Competition, soaring R&D costs, shifting business models, and political meddling combine to make drug stocks a riskier place to invest.