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Zostavax

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Name: Zostavax

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Why Merck Shares Are Cheap And Could Rise To $60

While many stocks are trading near 52-week highs or at stretched valuations, investors who selectively seek opportunities can find value in this market. For example, Merck (MRK) shares were trading at nearly $49, but a recent pullback to about $46, makes ... [Published Seeking Alpha - May 23 2013]

Entities: Stocks, Dividend, Cheap

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

SITAGLIPTIN

Merck & Co., Inc. Management Presents at UBS Global Healthcare Conference (Transcript)

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) UBS Global Healthcare Conference Call May 20, 2013 10:30 AM ETMarc Goodman - UBSSo good morning everybody, thanks for joining us for the conference. I am Marc Goodman, I cover large cap pharma and specialty pharma for UBS. And ... [Published Seeking Alpha - May 20 2013]

Entities: Merck & Co Inc, Patent, Mergers & Acquisitions, SITAGLIPTIN

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Not just for kids: Adults need to make sure they are properly vaccinated

Patriot-NewsView/Post Comments“If we don’t bring it up, most patients won’t bring it,” said Dr. William Nasuti, referring to the need for adults to receive vaccinesMany adults, especially those who are parents, know that children need immunizations, but ... [Published PennLive.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Influenza, Vaccine, Tetanus

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Shingles vaccinations for over 70s

People over the age of 70 are to be offered routine shingles vaccinations as part of changes to the UK's immunisation schedule.More than 30,000 pensioners in England are affected by the viral infection every year, but it is hoped the move to offer vaccinations ... [Published Confused.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Shingles, Vaccine, Influenza, Zostavax, Infection

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Shingles vaccine will be available to people over 70

If you’re not one of the people who’ve already forked out around £150 for a shingles vaccine, you may be pleased to hear that the government is rolling out a shingles vaccination programme for those 70 and older.Zostavax and will be available via the ... [Published Saga - May 03 2013]

Entities: Shingles, Vaccine, Chicken Pox, Zostavax, Virus

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Merck & Co Inc

Merck Earnings Decline Y/Y, Cuts Outlook - Analyst Blog

Merck & Co. (MRK) reported first quarter 2013 earnings of 85 cents per share, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 78 cents. Tax benefits boosted first quarter 2013 earnings by 6 cents. Earnings, however, declined 14.1% from the year-ago period ... [Published Quote.com India - May 01 2013]

Entities: Merck & Co Inc, Singulair, Zostavax

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 3 reports

£100 million immunisation programme announced

People over 70 are to be offered routine shingles vaccinations whilst children aged two to 17 will be given a flu immunisation through a nasal spray, it has been announced.Officials announced the move, which comes at a cost of more than 100 million, as ... [Published Public Sector - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Vaccine, Zostavax, David Salisbury

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Provision of Shingles Vaccination For People Over-70s

As suggested by authorities, people aging over the age of 70 years are to be provided with the routine shingles vaccination. The step is being taken to avoid thousands of cases arising of the same, every year.It was suggested that the virus infect more ... [Published TopNews United States - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Shingles, Zostavax, Vaccine, Infection, UK Department of Health

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 4 reports

OAPs to get shingles vaccinations

People over the age of 70 are to be offered routine shingles vaccinations in a move to prevent thousands of cases each year, officials said.The viral infection affects more than 30,000 pensioners in England every year, but experts hope that a new vaccination ... [Published Matlock Mercury - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Vaccine, Zostavax, Influenza

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Seventy-year-olds to be offered free shingles jab

Entities: Zostavax, Vaccine, UK Department of Health

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Shingles vaccination to be offered to over-70s

Shingles – an infection of a nerve and the skin around it – can occur at any age, but is most common in people aged over 50. Photograph: Guardian People aged over 70 are to be offered routine shingles vaccinations in a move to prevent thousands of cases ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Shingles, Zostavax, Vaccine

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

A Prescription for Difficult Brand Names: The Perfect Domain

Pharmaceutical companies marketing new drugs often face a unique problem—product names that have more consonants than an episode of Sesame Street. Many of these drug names are hard to pronounce and even harder to spell. For many companies this isn’t a ... [Published iMedia Connection - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Drugs, Zostavax, Shingles

Quotes

...of the recurrence was the vaccine-induced increase in cell-mediated immunity in a patient with persistent viral antigens in his cornea, they wrote. "Vaccination should be undertaken with caution in patients with a history of HZ ophthalmicus" Hwang and colleagues concluded

HZO vaccine-recurrence link? [Published Eye World - May 10 2013]

...patent expiries coupled with the impact of currency and other headwinds," said Kenneth C Frazier, chairman and chief executive officer, Merck. "During the quarter, we took focused actions to reach our EPS target while at the same time advancing Merck's pipeline in our laboratories and through strategic deals and partnerships. I remain confident in the future opportunities for our strong and diverse business and committed to delivering long-term value to our shareholders."

Merck Releases 1Q 2013 Financial Results [Published Individual.com - May 06 2013]

...Analysts are concerned, however, and Andrew Baum at Citibank issued a research note saying that "the weakness of Merck's quarter can only be regarded as a clarion call for management and investors"

Merck & Co sales slide, $15 billion share buyback unveiled [Published Pharma Times - May 02 2013]

Vaccines expert at the University of Bristol, Professor Adam Finn, said the UK was "getting close to the point where we have the best vaccination programme in the world" . With additional source material from: The Independent; The Telegraph; BBC News

£100 million immunisation programme announced [Published Public Sector - Apr 30 2013]

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Why Merck Shares Are Cheap And Could Rise To $60 [Published Seeking Alpha - May 23 2013]
Merck & Co., Inc. Management Presents at UBS Gl... [Published Seeking Alpha - May 20 2013]
Not just for kids: Adults need to make sure the... [Published PennLive.com - May 18 2013]
Shingles vaccinations for over 70s [Published Confused.com - May 16 2013]
Vaccines Aren?t Just for Kids [Published ABC News - May 15 2013]
HZO vaccine-recurrence link? [Published Eye World - May 10 2013]
Merck Releases 1Q 2013 Financial Results [Published Individual.com - May 06 2013]
Shingles vaccine will be available to people ov... [Published Saga - May 03 2013]
Merck net sales fall by 9% to $10.7 bn in Q1, n... [Published PharmaBiz - May 02 2013]
Merck & Co sales slide, $15 billion share buyba... [Published Pharma Times - May 02 2013]
Merck Earnings Decline Y/Y, Cuts Outlook - Anal... [Published Quote.com India - May 01 2013]
Merck Earnings Decline Y/Y, Cuts Outlook - Anal... [Published Quote.com United States - May 01 2013]
£100 million immunisation programme announced [Published Public Sector - Apr 30 2013]
Provision of Shingles Vaccination For People Ov... [Published TopNews United States - Apr 30 2013]
OAPs to get shingles vaccinations [Published Matlock Mercury - Apr 30 2013]
OAPs to get shingles vaccinations [Published Wharfvalley - Apr 30 2013]
Free vaccinations to be offered to young and old [Published itv.com - Apr 30 2013]
OAPs to get shingles vaccinations [Published Ealing Gazette - Apr 30 2013]
UK & World News: OAPs to get shingles vaccinations [Published Liverpool Echo - Apr 30 2013]
Free jabs for young and old [Published itv.com - Apr 30 2013]
Seventy-year-olds to be offered free shingles jab [Published itv.com - Apr 30 2013]
Shingles vaccination to be offered to over-70s [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Apr 30 2013]
A Prescription for Difficult Brand Names: The P... [Published iMedia Connection - Apr 29 2013]
Shingles Vaccine Less Than 50% Effective [Published Gaia Health - Apr 20 2013]
Immunizations in Adults Taking Disease-Modifyin... [Published U.S.Pharmacist - Apr 19 2013]
New medication still out of reach for many in U.K. [Published Catholic Online - Apr 17 2013]
Brunswick County purchases drug to help prevent... [Published WECT TV-6 - Apr 16 2013]
Shingles vaccine reduces risk of infection by 5... [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 15 2013]
Shingles Treatment Options, New and Old [Published EMax Health - Apr 15 2013]
Human medicines European Public Assessment Repo... [Published Pending EC decisions and European Public Assess ... - Mar 27 2013]

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Human medicines European Public Assessment Repo... [Published Pending EC decisions and European Public Assess ... - Mar 27 2013]
Drug Costs In Hospitals & Clinics To Rise 4 Per... [Published Pharmalot - Feb 19 2013] The cost of medications administered by clinics and hospitals are expected to rise by as much as 4 percent this year, which is less than in previous years, thanks to the increasing availabitily of lower-cost generics, according to a study in the American ...

Press Releases

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Le Royaume-Uni est le premier grand pays europé... [Published PR Newswire: General Business - Jan 22 2013]
El Reino Unido, primer país europeo en ejecutar... [Published PR Newswire: General Business - Jan 22 2013]