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The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Speed the Plough Schering-Plough is still in a precarious position, but it's likely to have above-average growth. It is also one of the few pharmaceuticals whose risk level is actually decreasing. This could be a stock worth owning for some time.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Could Schering-Plough Do More With More? An acquisition or two might make better use of the company's overhead. There could be some upside here for investors as the recovery story continues to play out.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Schering-Plough Back in Black The turnaround seems to be working, as the company puts together consecutive quarters of good growth. But investors must realize that the company has a rather sparse late-stage pipeline relative to other large pharmaceutical peers.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Joint-Venture Acid Reflux Merck ditches its joint venture with Johnson & Johnson.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Vytorin Lifts Schering-Plough While the pharma is now officially in a turnaround phase, the news may already be baked into the stock.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 February 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck's Complicated Partnerships Merck has decided to continue its complicated partnership with AstraZeneca for at least a few more years.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck-Schering Doesn't Look So Good Revenue is stagnant; let's hope that pipeline pans out.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Making Money More Efficiently Drug companies shape up, and it shows in their margins.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Marking Time There won't be much good news for this pharmaceutical's investors until new products hit the market. If you already own Merck, you probably understand that patience will be the order of the day here.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck-Schering Trumps Pfizer-Wyeth The new Merck deal looks a lot better than a combined Pfizer plus Wyeth.
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 June 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	MegaMergers Going to the Dogs It looks like Merck isn't sure it'll be able to get its acquisition of Schering-Plough past regulators without doing a little trimming.
The Motley Fool February 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	2007 Pharma Roundup How did big pharma do in 2007? With the drug sector earnings season winding down, now seems like a good time to take a look at how they fared and, more importantly, where they're headed.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Brian Lawler	The New Schering-Plough Possibly the cheapest large-cap pharmaceutical company compared with its growth potential, the new Schering-Plough is no dirt. Investors craving only one domestic large-cap pharma stock might be happiest with the new Schering.
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 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 July 21, 2004 Brian Gorman	Will Cholesterol Drug Pack a Punch? Merck's and Schering-Plough's new combination may receive a lukewarm welcome. In the near term, investors will probably cheer both companies, but in the long run, the companies will be better off it they can come up with something totally original.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2011 Brian Orelli	Pharmas in the Doghouse Merck and Sanofi call off their joint venture.
BusinessWeek November 24, 2010 Tom Randall	Merck May Have a Cholesterol Winner Merck told doctors at the American Heart Assn. annual meeting that new data showed its drug anacetrapib had reduced bad cholesterol by 40 percent while raising good cholesterol by an unprecedented 138 percent.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2007 Brian Orelli	A Combination to Clear Your Head Merck and Schering-Plough get together again. But who can blame them? Their partnerships have been making both companies lots of money. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck and Schering Get Half a Divorce The lovey-dovey duo ends their respiratory partnership.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Schering Plows Ahead Strong sales are driving this turnaround. As long as the pharma continues to make progress with its legal and regulatory issues and simultaneously continue to deliver solid financial results, the valuation and stock price will likely work themselves out favorably over time.
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 November 20, 2009 Brian Orelli	This Baby Is a Nice Addition A month into an acquisition, and Merck already sees a benefit.
BusinessWeek October 2, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	Shopping For Schering? The buzz about Schering-Plough on Wall Street is that the company is in play.
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 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is Merck a Buy? Short term it's hard to say, but for the long term, its pipeline looks strong.
The Motley Fool April 16, 2009 Brian Orelli	2 Virus Killers Are Better Than 1 Glaxo brings Pfizer under its HIV wing.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 Brian Orelli	One Last Look at Pre-Enhance Merck Investors show they care more about Merck's future than its Q4 results.
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 Amy Barrett	Merck: Who Will Revive The Giant? Earnings and new-drug disappointments have investors worried about succession.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	And You Thought Biotech Was High-Risk, High-Reward Large clinical trials make cardiovascular drugs risky, but the rewards are there, too.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2011 Brian Orelli	AIM-HIGH? These Drugmakers Better Duck. A government study on cholesterol drugs hurts Abbott and Merck.
Chemistry World February 18, 2010 Matt Wilkinson	Merck joins the cost-cutting crowd Following its merger with Schering-Plough, US drug giant Merck & Co. has announced a 'merger restructuring plan' that in its first phase will see 17,500 jobs cut.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2009 Brian Orelli	Is the News Good or Bad? Who Cares! Sell! A trial comparing Merck's and Schering-Plough's cholesterol drug Zetia to Abbott Labs' Niaspan was ended early, causing a sell-off of Merck stock.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2010 Brian Orelli	Prepare for This $12 Billion Whoosh Pfizer's Lipitor is the top-selling cholesterol drug -- in fact, it's the top selling drug period -- but it'll start to see generic competition in a little over a year.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Needs to Take Its Medicine It will be a long, long time before business at the pharmaceutical returns to business as usual. Turnarounds can pay off for patient investors.
BusinessWeek July 26, 2004 Amy Barrett	Hooked On The Cash From Cholesterol Cholesterol-lowering drugs are massive moneyspinners. But can big pharmaceutical companies sidestep expiring patents?
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 Brian Orelli	Old Merck on New Drugs It looks like the old Merck is back, with new drugs driving double-digit sales growth in the third-quarter.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck and Schering: A Less Ugly Bride and Groom Merck and Schering-Plough are up today on "better than expected" earnings, but the bride and groom don't look all that great heading into the wedding.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2008 Brian Orelli	Why Is Schering Cutting Now? The latest pharmaceutical company to jump on the cost-cutting bandwagon is Schering-Plough.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Bigger Size, Lower Returns History is not on Merck and Schering's side.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Strides Farther Into Generics Pfizer's new look might be just what the doctor ordered.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer Fizzles Disappointing guidance could have this giant pharmaceutical company retesting its lows. This is likely a good time for long-termers to do their due diligence, since they'll probably have some time to get into the stock.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2011 Brian Orelli	Merck Joins the Low-Margin Party The American drugmaker announces that it is partnering with Sun Pharma to establish a joint venture to sell branded generics in emerging markets.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer Pfaces Its Pfuture Analysts and investors seem happy with Pfizer's long-term strategy. Should they be?