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Merck 'exaggerated' revenue in accounts - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2115428.stm
As investors fret over company accounts, a unit of the US drug giant says it booked $12.4bn in revenue that was never collected. [BBC News] |
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DOJ/Antitrust Lawsuit Against Merck for Price Fixing - http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f4600/4688.htm
Legal brief. Allegations include participation in conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing the price and allocating the volume of vitamin C manufactured and sold. |
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Legal roadshow rolls on to Brazil - http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4172774,00.html
Campaigners say that the companies are picking a fight with local legislation to intimidate developing countries into buying medicines at prices set by them. |
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Merck Under Fire for AIDS Study on Volunteer Patients in Brazil - http://www.aegis.com/news/mh/1997/MH970302.html
Activists claim that the study was done in Brazil for the relative ease in finding HIV-infected volunteers who were "treatment virgins." |
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Conflict Of Interest In Vaccine Research, Licensing & Policymaking - http://www.laleva.cc/choice/vaccine_bekin.html
Michael Belkin alleges scientific fraud of recommending administration of vaccines that have not been tested properly for safety. |