Merck & Co., Inc. is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first.

Corporate News

The information set forth in each press release posted on this page was factually accurate on the date it was issued. While these press releases remain on the Company's Web site, the Company assumes no duty to update the information to reflect subsequent developments. Consequently, readers of the press releases should not rely upon the information as current or accurate after their issuance dates.
26 Jun 2008  The European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) Concludes Review of ARCOXIA™ (etoricoxib)
 
04 Jun 2008  New Jersey Supreme Court Dismisses Medical Monitoring Suit Filed by VIOXX® Plaintiffs
 
29 May 2008  Merck Wins Appeal of First VIOXX® Case to go to Trial
 
20 May 2008  Merck Resolves Investigations Under State Consumer Protection Statutes Related to VIOXX
 
14 May 2008  Merck Wins Appeal in VIOXX® Case
 
05 May 2008  Merck to Reduce U.S. Sales Force by 1,200 Positions
 
01 May 2008  Merck Extends Enrollment Deadline in Program to Resolve U.S. VIOXX® Product Liability Lawsuits
 
15 Apr 2008  Merck Responds to Journal of the American Medical Association Articles
 
03 Mar 2008  Merck Progress Report on Enrollment in Program to Resolve U.S. VIOXX® Product Liability Lawsuits
 
28 Feb 2008  Merck Retains Interest in AstraZeneca LP Products
 
07 Feb 2008  Merck Resolves Federal and State Investigations Related to Certain Past Pricing And Certain Past Sales and Marketing Activities
 
17 Dec 2007  Harry Jacobson, M.D., Elected to Merck Board of Directors
 
05 Dec 2007  World Bank and Merck & Co., Inc., Announce U.S. $50 Million Funding Initiative to Eliminate River Blindness in Africa
 
27 Nov 2007  Merck Announces First-Quarter 2008 Dividend
 
26 Nov 2007  Thomas H. Glocer Elected to Merck Board of Directors
 
26 Nov 2007  GlaxoSmithKline Obtains Exclusive U.S. OTC Marketing Rights to MEVACOR® (lovastatin) from Merck & Co., Inc.
 
09 Nov 2007  Merck Agreement to Resolve U.S. VIOXX® Product Liability Lawsuits
 
09 Nov 2007  Merck & Co., Inc. Conference Call and Audio Web Cast
 
01 Nov 2007  The Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health Gives Pet Owners a Trusted Reference for Keeping Their Animals Healthy and Happy
 
05 Oct 2007  Merck Wins Product Liability Case in Florida Circuit Court
 
27 Sep 2007  Merck's GARDASIL and JANUVIA Receive Prix Galien USA Top Honors
 
19 Sep 2007  Steven F. Goldstone Elected to Merck Board of Directors
 
17 Sep 2007  Merck & Co., Inc. Response to New York Medicaid Suit
 
11 Sep 2007  Merck & Co., Inc. Announces Completion of NovaCardia, Inc. Acquisition
 
06 Sep 2007  New Jersey High Court Denies Nationwide Class-Action Status to Insurance Companies Seeking VIOXX® Reimbursements
 
26 Jul 2007  Merck Names Kenneth C. Frazier as President, Global Human Health
 
25 Jul 2007  Merck & Co., Inc. to Acquire NovaCardia, Inc., to Boost Clinical Pipeline of Cardiovascular Drug Candidates
 
12 Jul 2007  ARIAD and Merck & Co., Inc. Announce Global Collaboration to Jointly Develop and Commercialize AP23573 - ARIAD's Novel mTOR Inhibitor - for Cancer
 
29 Jun 2007  Merck Names Peter Kellogg as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
27 Jun 2007  SurModics and Merck Enter Ophthalmic License and Research Collaboration Agreement
 
20 May 2007  Merck Announces Resignation of Peter Loescher, President, Global Human Health
 
04 May 2007  Merck & Co., Inc. Statement on Brazilian Government's Decision To Issue Compulsory License for STOCRIN™
 
24 Apr 2007  Merck's Plan to Win Has Company Poised to Reclaim Position as Industry Leader, Chairman and CEO Tells Stockholders
 
20 Apr 2007  Texas Court Dismisses Claim of VIOXX® User Who Said Merck Failed to Properly Warn of the Alleged Risks
 
13 Apr 2007  Federal Court Dismisses VIOXX® Securities Class Action
 
27 Mar 2007  Merck Wins Product Liability Case in Madison County, Ill.
 
26 Mar 2007  Merck and Schering-Plough to Develop Another New Cholesterol Lowering Medicine
 
12 Mar 2007  Merck & Co., Inc. to Appeal Humeston VIOXX® Verdict
 
08 Mar 2007  Eighty Percent of Older Americans Live With a Chronic Disease, New Report Finds
 
05 Mar 2007  Dr. Darryle Schoepp, Internationally-Recognized Scientist and Researcher, Joins Merck Research Laboratories in Key Leadership Role
 
02 Mar 2007  N.J. VIOXX® Product Liability Trial Proceeds to Second Phase
 
20 Feb 2007  Merck CFO Judy C. Lewent Plans to Retire in July
 
16 Feb 2007  Merck & Co., Inc. To Distribute ATRIPLA™ in Developing Countries
 
14 Feb 2007  Merck Settles Tax Dispute with Internal Revenue Service
 
14 Feb 2007  Merck & Co., Inc., Again Reduces Price of STOCRIN (efavirenz) For Patients in Least Developed Countries and Countries Hardest Hit by Epidemic
 
22 Jan 2007  Plaintiff Drops VIOXX® Suit against Merck Five Weeks Before First Trial in Philadelphia State Court
 
18 Jan 2007  VIOXX® Plaintiffs Failed to Prove Their Cases: Mistrials Declared In Two California VIOXX Product Liability Cases
 
17 Jan 2007  Merck Chemist Dr. Arthur A. Patchett (Retired) Receives 2007 National Academy of Sciences Award for Chemistry in Service to Society for Contributions to Cardiovascular Medicines
 
29 Dec 2006  Merck & Co., Inc. Announces Completion of Acquisition of Sirna Therapeutics, Inc.
 
21 Dec 2006  Merck and Vertex Announce Start of Pivotal Phase 2 Clinical Trial for Investigational Aurora Kinase Inhibitor MK-0457 (VX-680) in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Forms of Advanced Leukemias
 
20 Dec 2006  Richard T. Clark Elected Chairman of Merck & Co., Inc.
 
15 Dec 2006  Merck Wins Alabama VIOXX® Product Liability Case
 
14 Dec 2006  Merck & Co. and Sirna Therapeutics Announce Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for the Proposed Acquisition of Sirna by Merck
 
13 Dec 2006  Merck Wins Federal VIOXX® Product Liability Case
 
11 Dec 2006  Merck & Co., Inc. and Idera Pharmaceuticals Sign Collaboration Agreement Incorporating Idera's Toll-like Receptor Agonists in Merck's Vaccine Programs
 
08 Dec 2006  Merck and Healthy Interactions Announce Collaboration to Transform Diabetes Patient Education
 
04 Dec 2006  Merck and Neuroptix Collaborate on Early Alzheimer's Diagnostics Using Laser Eye Scanning
 
22 Nov 2006  Statement Regarding Dismissal of Personal Injury Class-Action Lawsuit
 
16 Nov 2006  Advinus Therapeutics and Merck & Co., Inc. Establish Drug Discovery and Development Collaboration
 
15 Nov 2006  Merck Wins Federal VIOXX® Product Liability Case
 
15 Nov 2006  Merck & Co., Inc. Conference Call and Audio Web Cast
 
03 Nov 2006  Merck & Co., Inc. Introduces New 14th Edition of The Merck Index, with Companion CD-ROM
 
02 Nov 2006  Gladstone Institutes and Merck & Co., Inc. Announce Major Research Collaboration and Exclusive License Agreement in Field of Apolipoprotein (Apo) E
 
30 Oct 2006  Merck & Co., Inc. to Acquire Sirna Therapeutics, Inc.
 
24 Oct 2006  Texas Plaintiff Drops VIOXX® Suit against Merck Two Weeks before Trial
 
12 Oct 2006  Ambrilia Biopharma and Merck & Co., Inc. Sign Licensing Agreement Granting Merck Worldwide Rights to Ambrilia's HIV/AIDS Protease Inhibitor Program
 
09 Oct 2006  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences and Merck & Co. Submit Marketing Authorisation Application for ATRIPLA™ (efavirenz 600 mg/ emtricitabine 200 mg/ tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg) to European Medicines Agency
 
27 Sep 2006  Merck and FoxHollow Technologies Expand Scope of Worldwide Strategic Research Collaboration
 
26 Sep 2006  Merck Wins Federal VIOXX® Product Liability Case: Smith v. Merck & Co., Inc.
 
26 Sep 2006  Merck & Co., Inc. Conference Call and Audio Web Cast
 
17 Aug 2006  Expanded Access Program for MK-0518, an Investigational HIV Integrase Inhibitor, Established for Patients with Limited Available Treatment Options
 
17 Aug 2006  Merck & Co., Inc. Conference Call and Audio Web Cast
 
17 Aug 2006  Merck Disagrees with New Jersey State Judge's Decision to Set Aside 2005 Defense Verdict in Humeston v. Merck, Company is Considering Legal Options
 
17 Aug 2006  Merck to Appeal Federal VIOXX® Verdict in Barnett v. Merck
 
16 Aug 2006  Dr. Luciano Rossetti, Internationally-Recognized Physician and Researcher, Joins Merck Research Laboratories in Key Leadership Role
 
02 Aug 2006  Merck Wins First California VIOXX® Case
 
02 Aug 2006  Merck & Co., Inc. Conference Call and Audio Web Cast
 
13 Jul 2006  Merck & Co., Inc. Conference Call and Audio Web Cast
 
13 Jul 2006  Merck Wins New Jersey VIOXX® Product Liability Case
 

top

 

SITE MAP PRIVACY POLICYTERMS OF USECOPYRIGHT © 1995-2007 MERCK & CO., INC.