International Business News - MRK http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Schering-Plough Corp.'s chief executive told shareholders Friday the company remains on track five years into his rebuilding program, with a wider range of products and more drugs in late-stage development. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/schering-plough-ceo-says-rebuilding-plan-on-track.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 17:01:12 EDT Shares of large pharmaceutical companies lacked direction in early Friday trading. The broader market slipped as investors digested new record highs for oil and a surprising jump in new home construction. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/opening-glance-pharmaceuticals.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 09:54:34 EDT Shares of Dynavax Technologies Corp. plummeted Friday after the drug developer said it is ending development of its ragweed allergy drug Tolamba after it failed a midstage trial. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/dynavax-ends-development-of-allergy-drug-tolamba.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 09:52:15 EDT Shares of biotechnology company Geron Corp. regained some ground Thursday, following a prior-day plunge on the Food and Drug Administration's decision to place a clinical hold on a planned stem-cell study. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/geron-shares-recover-after-drop-on-study-delay.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:55:45 EDT Shares of large pharmaceutical companies closed mostly higher Thursday as the broader market gained ground on falling oil prices and better-than-expected economic data. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/closing-glance-pharmaceuticals.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:33:59 EDT People 60 and older should get a one-time shingles shot that can help prevent the painful rash, U.S. health officials are recommending. There's a 50-50 chance the shot will prevent shingles for those 60 and up, though the odds get worse the older you get. But shingles can be severe for some people, and the government believes it's worth the $160-per-dose cost. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/people-over-60-urged-to-get-one-time-shingles-shot.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:19:56 EDT People 60 and older should get a one-time shingles shot that can help prevent the painful rash, U.S. health officials are recommending. There's a 50-50 chance the shot will prevent shingles for those 60 and up, though the odds get worse the older you get. But shingles can be severe for some people, and the government believes it's worth the $160-per-dose cost. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/shingles-shots-urged-for-those-60-and-up-us-says.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:09:18 EDT Would consumers get the same warm, fuzzy message from a drug advertisement that promised to lift their mood if it also urged them to report side effects like suicidal thoughts and diarrhea? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/tv-drug-ads-may-have-to-zoom-in-on-side-effects.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 14:11:05 EDT Merck & Co. said Thursday the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that adults 60 and over be given the company's shingles vaccine Zostavax. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/merck-shingles-vaccine-gets-cdc-recommendation.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 12:21:56 EDT Shares of large pharmaceutical companies opened mostly lower Thursday as the broader market saw a mixed opening on a government report of higher jobless claims and a report that industrial production dropped by more than expected in April. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/opening-glance-pharmaceuticals-open-lower.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 10:12:01 EDT A Texas appeals court on Wednesday overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against Merck & Co. in one of the few trials it lost over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/merck-says-appeals-court-overturns-vioxx-verdict.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 21:00:44 EDT A Texas appeals court on Wednesday overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against Merck & Co. in a case involving its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. A Texas jury in April 2006 awarded the widow of 71-year-old Leonel Garza $32 million. That later was cut to about $7.75 million under Texas damage caps. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46288-merck.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/merck-says-appeals-court-overturns-verdict-vioxx-case.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/merck-says-appeals-court-overturns-verdict-vioxx-case.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 14:30:12 EDT Merck & Co. says a Texas appeals court has overturned a verdict against the drugmaker in a case involving its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. A Texas jury two years ago awarded the widow of 71-year-old Leonel (LAY'-oh-nel) Garza $32 million. That later was cut to about $7.75 million under Texas damage caps. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/merck-says-appeals-court-overturns-verdict-in-vioxx-verdict.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 13:52:34 EDT Some of Robert Morse's ideas are small: Paint a baseball so it's easier to read a curve. Make a four-colored deck of cards so his wife doesn't confuse the spades and clubs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45567-executive-compensation-activist.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/investor-reaches-for-reins-on-executive-pay.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/investor-reaches-for-reins-on-executive-pay.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 12:41:18 EDT Two of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the United States and India are teaming up to develop new anti-infective medications. Merck & Co. of Whitehouse Station, N.J., and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. of Gurgaon, India, announced Monday they have signed a product development deal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/merck-indias-ranbaxy-team-up-to-find-new-drugs.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 10:09:34 EDT Shares of large pharmaceutical companies closed lower Friday as the broader market tumbled over wider-than-expected losses at insurer American International Group Inc. and a spike in oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/closing-glance-pharmaceutical-stocks-finish-lower.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 16:40:10 EDT Shares of large pharmaceutical companies opened lower Friday as the broader market tumbled over wider-than-expected losses at insurer American International Group Inc. and a spike in oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/opening-glance-pharmaceutical-shares-open-lower.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 10:07:00 EDT Some of the nation's largest pharmaceutical companies defended their TV advertisements Thursday from Democrats pushing for tougher marketing restrictions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/drug-companies-defend-tv-advertisements-before-congress.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 16:55:45 EDT Shares of large pharmaceutical companies closed mostly higher Thursday with the broader market, despite the appearance before Congress of executives from several major companies aiming to defend their advertising practices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/closing-glance-pharmaceuticals-gain-with-broader-market.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 16:40:38 EDT Shares of large pharmaceutical companies opened higher Thursday as the broader market rose on reports of better-than-expected April retail sales. Here's how some key drug makers performed Thursday morning: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/opening-glance-pharmaceuticals.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 10:05:56 EDT