Word: merck
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...women with normal and near normal cholesterol levels, treatment with Mevacor reduced the incidence of first coronary events such as heart attack or unstable angina 36%. Unfortunately, the article incorrectly cited the generic name of Mevacor as pravastatin. The correct generic name is lovastatin. JOHN BLOOMFIELD, Director, Public Affairs Merck & Co., Inc. West Point...
...results, though dramatic, have met with some skepticism. The study was funded by Merck & Co., which sells pravastatin under the name Mevacor. Regular Mevacor treatments can cost $1,200 a year, and with 8 million people in the U.S. having slightly elevated cholesterol, Merck could have a huge new market. For now, however, doctors are impressed, concluding that what's good for Merck could also be good for patients...
...drug is Propecia, and it works by suppressing a hormone that shrinks hair follicles. A Merck study of 1,553 men found 86 percent of those who took Propecia grew more hair or maintained the amount they...
WASHINGTON: Call it Rogaine without the greasy mess. Scientists at pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. told the FDA today they can regrow hair on a barren pate ? with a pill...
...world today is one big capitalist playpen, and there are some pretty good companies in most corners of the globe. Want to invest in the world's largest pharmaceutical company? It's Switzerland's Novartis, not U.S.-based Johnson & Johnson or Merck. Have a taste for the planet's biggest food company? It's Netherlands-based Unilever, not home-baked RJR Nabisco or Sara Lee. Biggest farm-equipment maker? It's Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, not Caterpillar or Deere. Metal goods? Try France's Pechiney, not Alcoa...