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  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
    Drugs research
    AstraZeneca and MSD hail progress in tackling hard-to-treat cancers

    Results offer hope of progress in combating bladder tumours and some forms of breast cancer

    Doctor examines mammogram of breast
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    Merck signs $3bn deal for Kate Bingham-backed eye disease biotech

    US group hopes EyeBio will refill its pipeline with treatments targeting causes of blindness

    A montage of Kate Bingham and the logos of Merck and EyeBio
  • Sunday, 15 October, 2023
    Merck to open £1bn London research centre with plea for government support of industry

    Drugmaker praises country’s scientific expertise but says it must address conflicts in areas such as drug pricing

    MSD’s new facility in King’s Cross
  • Monday, 9 October, 2023
    Coronavirus treatment
    Covid antivirals lose spark as regulatory scrutiny increases

    Doubts grow over safety and effectiveness of drugs that were marketed as coronavirus treatments

    A person dressed in a white clinical coat holds a box of the pills up in front of a larger cardboard box containing dozens more samples
  • Monday, 25 September, 2023
    Coronavirus treatment
    Covid antiviral drug linked to ‘transmissible’ mutations, research finds

    Big-selling molnupiravir treatment produces permanent mutations that can be passed from patient to patient

    An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill, called molnupiravir
  • Tuesday, 29 August, 2023
    US politics & policy
    US targets 10 drugs for pricing negotiations in crackdown on costs

    Expensive medicines made by Pfizer, J&J and Merck selected for talks in biggest shake-up in decades

    A pharmacist holds a bottle of the drug Eliquis,  sold by Bristol Myers Sqibb and Pfizer
  • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
    Merck accuses US of ‘extortion’ in lawsuit against drug price controls

    Pharmaceutical group says parts of law are unconstitutional

    A Merck logo
  • Monday, 17 April, 2023
    Lex
    Merck/Prometheus: Big Pharma must swallow bigger premiums Premium content

    Pharmaceutical giant has good reason to gamble on acquisition before blockbuster drug loses its patent protection

    Outdoor signage at Merck headquarters
  • Sunday, 16 April, 2023
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Merck buys Prometheus Biosciences for almost $11bn

    Pharmaceutical and biotech deals are rebounding after a dip last year

  • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
    Pharmaceuticals sector
    Big Pharma fights patent disclosure demand from investors

    Industry rejects call for transparency over use of strategy that can delay competition from generic medicines

    Bottle and package of Merck’s Keytruda
  • Friday, 23 December, 2022
    LexDrugs research
    Medicines: triumph of science in 2022 is worth celebrating Premium content

    From obesity drugs to cancer treatments, this year should be remembered for pharmaceutical advances

    Merck’s Keytruda medication
  • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
    Coronavirus treatment
    Merck antiviral trial shows promising impact on Covid recovery time

    Results of UK study show drug cuts symptom duration by about 4 days but does not reduce deaths

    Molnupiravir capsules
  • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
    Drugs research
    Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine shows promise in early trial

    Study suggests combination with Merck immunotherapy drug reduces risk of death in high-risk patients

    Moderna’s logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle
  • Thursday, 6 October, 2022
    Coronavirus treatment
    Merck Covid antiviral pill did not cut hospitalisation risk, study finds

    UK trial shows ‘no difference’ between taking molnupiravir or placebo in reducing clinical admissions during Omicron wave

    Merck’s molnupiravir  pills
  • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
    Pharmaceuticals sector
    Merck defends tax approach against senator’s claims of avoidance

    Chief financial officer says drugmaker complies with law amid congressional probe

    The Merck corporate headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey
  • Friday, 8 July, 2022
    Lex
    Merck/SeaGen: regulatory hurdles will be tough to clear Premium content

    Tie-up faces obstacles in current climate of aggressive watchdogs and concern over drug prices

    Test tubes at a Seagen facility
  • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
    Pharmaceuticals sector
    Merck in talks over $40bn deal for cancer biotech SeaGen

    US group attracted by approved drugs as it prepares to lose patent protection of Keytruda

    Outside Merck’s headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey
  • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
    Coronavirus treatment
    Merck struggles to win European approval for Covid antiviral pill

    EMA said to be unlikely to grant marketing authorisation to molnupiravir this month after ‘problematic’ data

    Molnupiravir capsules
  • Wednesday, 22 December, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    France cancels order for Merck antiviral tablet on efficacy fears

    Concerns grow over molnupiravir’s ability to reduce Covid hospitalisations and deaths

  • Sunday, 5 December, 2021
    Coronavirus treatment
    Merck takes aim at Pfizer’s Covid pill as concerns linger over its own drug

    Executive says patients on other medications will not be able to take competing antiviral treatment

    Merck’s molnupiravir antiviral drug
  • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
    Coronavirus treatment
    Merck’s Covid pill secures narrow backing from US regulatory panel

    Experts advising FDA recommend treatment for high-risk patients amid fears over Omicron variant

    Merck’s Covid-19 treatment pills
  • Friday, 26 November, 2021
    Coronavirus treatment
    Merck says its Covid antiviral treatment less effective than first thought

    Full analysis of trial results shows molnupiravir had a risk reduction of 30%

    Molnupiravir capsules
  • Friday, 12 November, 2021
    The Big Read
    The Covid drugs are finally here

    New medicines from Pfizer and Merck could take some pressure off hospitals. But will they work on the already vaccinated?

  • Thursday, 4 November, 2021
    Coronavirus treatment
    Merck’s Covid pill Lagevrio secures green light from UK regulator

    First authorisation for antiviral drug that halves risk of hospitalisation or death

    A doctor holding a molnupiravir pill
  • Wednesday, 27 October, 2021
    Coronavirus treatment
    Merck signs royalty-free deal to expand access to its Covid-19 pill

    Move contrasts with mRNA makers Pfizer and Moderna, which have rejected sharing vaccine technology

    The Covid-19 treatment pill molnupiravir that was developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics
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