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The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	An Ode to Schering-Plough Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry are cataloged in a poem.
Chemistry World March 13, 2009 Sarah Houlton	Mega mergers sweep pharma industry Just six weeks after Pfizer agreed to buy Wyeth, US pharma companies Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough announced they are to merge.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Buy Now! It Might Get Bought! Clinical trial results and FDA approvals ultimately drive any increase in drugmakers' value. That's what pharmaceutical investors should focus on. The potential for an acquisition should be nothing more than icing on the cake.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Joint-Venture Acid Reflux Merck ditches its joint venture with Johnson & Johnson.
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The Motley Fool April 27, 2009 Brian Orelli	Johnson & Johnson's Simponi Sticks to the Wall Johnson & Johnson gets its second-generation TNF-alpha inhibitor past the FDA.
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The Motley Fool June 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	When All Else Fails, Sue Your Competitors Biogen thinks its patent covers its competitors' drugs in addition to Avonex and has filed a lawsuit demanding royalties from its competitors.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Robert Steyer	Just Say No to Drug Company Mergers There are some reasons to make a big-pharma deal. But there are as many, if not more, reasons to let these companies pursue smaller deals and collaborations rather than become just another part of a hyphenated corporate name.
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.
Investment Advisor May 2008 Joseph & Trincal	IPO Alternatives: Reverse Mergers The challenging initial public offering market has given rise to a new trend among small private companies.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2009 Brian Orelli	Another Reason to Hate Big Pharma's M&A As we get closer to Pfizer and Merck wrapping up their deals, it looks like a new group is voicing their displeasure: external partners.
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The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 Robert Steyer	Drugmakers Diversify -- Again Merck and Pfizer choose businesses they once eschewed.
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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 August 11, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Drug Stock IPO! Finally! Today's offering, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals is in a special breed of small drugmakers: it's actually profitable.
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The Motley Fool December 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	2009: The Year Pharma Learned to Love Itself While anything is possible, don't expect too much more consolidation of major drugmakers in 2010 and beyond.
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