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The US drug regulator, the Food and Drug Administration, has approved Merck & Co.’s new formulation of its cancer drug Keytruda that can be administered under the skin for adults.
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US approves Merck’s skin injectable version of cancer drug Keytruda

The US drug regulator, the Food and Drug Administration, has approved Merck & Co.’s new formulation of its cancer drug Keytruda that can.

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Merck & Co. will acquire UK-based Verona Pharma Plc for about $10 billion to gain access to a respiratory drug approved by the US regulator, according to a statement from Merck.
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Merck to acquire Verona Pharma for $10 billion to net respiratory drug 

HQ Team July 9, 2025: Merck & Co. will acquire UK-based Verona Pharma Plc for about $10 billion and gain access to a.

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Merck & Co.’s two oral cholesterol pill trials — one mid-stage and the other end-stage — showed “positive top-line results” on the efficacy and safety of the treatment in adults, according to the company.
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Merck’s oral pill for bad cholesterol shows ‘positive’ data during trials

HQ Team June 10, 2025: Merck & Co.’s two oral cholesterol pill trials — one mid-stage and the other end-stage — showed “positive.

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck & Co. Inc.’s jab for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants up to one year of age for the first RSV season.
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Merck & Co.’s RSV injection for infants gets nod from US drug regulator

HQ Team June 10, 2025: The Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck & Co. Inc.’s jab for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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Merck & Co., Inc.’s drug Keytruda, along with Gilead Sciences Inc.'s antibody-drug conjugate, cut the risk of an aggressive breast cancer advancement and death by 35% during an end-stage trial.
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Merck, Gilead’s drug for breast cancer cuts progression risk by 35 per cent

HQ Team June 1, 2025: Merck & Co., Inc.’s drug Keytruda, along with Gilead Sciences Inc.’s antibody-drug conjugate, cut the risk of an.

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Merck & Co. got approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for a pill to treat a rare type of tumour in adults and children aged above 12 years, according to a statement.
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Merck’s pill to treat rare type of tumour gets approval from US regulator

HQ Team May 15, 2025: Merck & Co. got approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for a pill to treat a.

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Austria’s Cyprumed GmbH has announced a license and option agreement with Merck & Co., to develop oral formulations of the US-based company’s peptides for an upfront payment of $493 million.
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Austria’s Cyprumed in $493 million pact with Merck to develop peptides

HQ Team April 17, 2025: Austria’s Cyprumed GmbH has announced a license and option agreement with Merck & Co., to develop oral formulations.

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Merck & Co., Inc. has bought global rights for an experimental oral drug to treat heart diseases from China’s Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. in a $2 billion deal.
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Merck signs $2b licensing deal with Jiangsu Hengrui for heart disease drug

HQ Team March 25, 2025: Merck & Co., Inc. has bought global rights for an experimental oral drug to treat heart diseases from.

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China has approved Merck & Co.’s human papillomavirus vaccine for males between nine and 26 years amid a fall in sales for the jab among women in the world’s most populous country, according to a company statement.
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China approves Merck’s human papillomavirus jab for use in males 

China has approved Merck & Co.’s human papillomavirus vaccine for males between nine and 26 years amid a fall in sales for the.

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Merck & Co., Inc., and Gilead Sciences, Inc.’s investigational combinational drug for HIV treatment, put on clinical hold last year, has met a secondary goal of a ‘high’ viral suppression rate in adults.
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Gilead, Merck’s HIV experimental drug scores ‘high’ on viral suppression

Merck & Co., Inc., and Gilead Sciences, Inc.’s investigational combinational drug for HIV treatment, put on clinical hold last year, has met a.

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