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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.
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The Motley Fool April 24, 2008 Brian Orelli	Is Schering-Plough the Comeback Kid? Schering posts an OK quarter despite the slowdown in sales of its cholesterol drugs.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Brian Orelli	No Pharma Love for Schering A doubling of earnings, but no jump in stock price? Schering investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Drug Duo SEAS Disappointment -- Again After numerous disappointments this year, Merck and Schering-Plough continue their string of bad luck.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Tale of 2 Drugmakers Merck and Schering-Plough typically release earnings on the same day because they share sales of cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia, but the drugmakers are far from the same.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 Brian Orelli	Schering Ploughed Down Investors punish the pharmaceutical company when it misses Wall Street expectations following 11 consecutive quarters of double-digit sales growth.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Brian Orelli	Financing Your Acquisition Schering-Plough is one step closer to financing its $14 billion acquisition of the Organon BioSciences unit of Akzo Nobel, by making an official stock offering.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2008 Brian Orelli	No Blood-Pumping Love for Merck and Schering From the reports coming out of the American College of Cardiology meeting, it looks like the drugmakers Merck and Schering-Plough took a beating.
The Motley Fool November 27, 2007 Brian Orelli	Ploughing Into Acquisition Rewards Schering-Plough reaps its first New Drug Application from its purchase of Organon. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2008 Brian Orelli	Schering Buys Great Growth Acquiring Organon Biosciences saves the company from a rough quarter.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Schering and Merck: A Match Made in Purgatory Until Merck can show that it's capable of growing sales again, investors should be leery of stepping in, even with the dividend yield pushing 6%.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	To the Moon, Crestor? A few months ago, AstraZeneca released initial data showing how its cholesterol-lowering drug, Crestor, reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other heart-related issues by 44% in patients. Now it's back with more.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2009 Brian Orelli	FDA's Bipolar Decision on Schering's Drug Signs point to an approval for Schering-Plough's schizophrenia and bipolar drug Saphris, but there isn't one yet.
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 November 20, 2009 Brian Orelli	This Baby Is a Nice Addition A month into an acquisition, and Merck already sees a benefit.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Brian Lawler	Schering Doesn't Slow Schering-Plough continues its strong sales and earnings growth, but it has a big acquisition to digest in coming quarters.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Drug to Wake Up Schering Bridion gets an FDA panel review.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck to Bride: Leave the Jewelry at Home The new Merck will look a lot like the old Merck at the top, even though about 40% of Schering's senior leaders will be headed to the new company.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Let's Bail Out Pharma Next Schering-Plough is cutting jobs. Maybe the government should help out?
The Motley Fool March 12, 2008 Brian Orelli	Will This Drug Help Schering-Plough Recover? FDA approval of Schering-Plough's muscle block medication Bridion looks certain, but will doctors see a need for it?
The Motley Fool August 14, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Schizophrenic Drug Approval Schering's drug gets a thumbs-up.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2008 Brian Orelli	No Enhance-ment From Zetia Merck and Schering report bad news, but how much will it affect sales? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	An Ode to Schering-Plough Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry are cataloged in a poem.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Will Merck Make It? Merck releases first-quarter results and says it can meet its previous guidance.
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The Motley Fool November 10, 2008 Brian Orelli	Drug Fuels an Idling Rocket Ship AstraZeneca needs another FDA approval to really take advantage of its cholesterol drug's success.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck Can't Achieve Anything The pharmaceutical cancels a troubled clinical trial.
The Motley Fool November 25, 2008 Brian Orelli	Schering's Peacock Imitation The company lays out its pipeline for investors to see; there are some potential blockbusters waiting there.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Not So Fast, Schering ... er, Merck ... er, Whoever You Are Merck got cute with its acquisition of Schering-Plough by setting up the merger so that Schering is technically merging with Merck and then changing its name to Merck. That seemingly schizophrenic move had a purpose.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2008 Brian Orelli	Ideal Results From Schering A post-marketing clinical trial from Schering on its hepatitis C virus treatment Pegintron yields better results for the company, although not without some controversy. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	Merck Gets a Pass, for Now Its first quarter looks promising, but not as good as could be hoped.
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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 May 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Free Drugs! Pfizer's giving over 70 drugs away -- to people who have lost their jobs and health insurance recently and can show financial hardship.
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 January 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Schering-Plough Turning a Corner The troubled pharmaceutical company begins to show signs of life. Investors looking for a more stable play would do well to look at other shares instead.
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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?
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