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Corporate News

Nov 1, 2011	Merck Canada to bring state-of-the-art mobile personal health record technology to Canadian doctors
Oct 25, 2011	Merck Canada confirms its Pointe Claire facility as a Centre of Excellence for manufacturing liquids, ointments and creams
June 29, 2011	Merck Announces New Name for its Animal Health Division
May 19, 2011	Merck Applauds This Year's Bourse Fernand-Seguin Recipients
May 13, 2011	Merck Canada Extends Community Action Day across Canada
Apr 14, 2011	Merck Canada - A 20-Year Partnership With The Science Fairs
Feb 18, 2011	Merck Canada Invests $6.8 Million in Research in Quebec
Jan 26, 2011	Merck Canada Invests $5 Million in Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery to Support Biopharmaceutical Research
Nov 30, 2010	Merck Board Elects Kenneth C. Frazier as Next CEO; Richard T. Clark to Continue as Chairman
Nov 5, 2010	Merck Canada Employees Volunteer Time in the First Merck Community Action Day
July 8, 2010	Merck Details Plans to Restructure Merck Frosst as Part of a Global Initiative to Integrate Worldwide Operations, Following the Merger of Merck and Schering-Plough
June 4, 2010	Merck Announces Launch of Pioneering Collaborative Cancer Trials Network at 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting
May 14, 2010	Merck and Cardiome Announce Phase III Study Results Comparing Investigational Compound Vernakalant Intravenous to Amiodarone Injection in Conversion of Atrial Fibrillation to Normal Sinus Rhythm
May 11, 2010	Merck Highlights Robust Late-Stage Pipeline, Global Business Strategy and Progress of Integration
May 11, 2010	Merck Positioned to Drive Growth Through Innovative Portfolio, Pipeline and Strategy for Growth in Emerging Markets
Apr 15, 2010	Merck partners with Ontario in support of cancer research at Princess Margaret Hospital
Apr 15, 2010	Merck is Proud to Support Budding Young Scientists in Quebec
Mar 2, 2010	Merck - Teaming Up With Young People in Their Scientific Adventure
Feb 5, 2010	Merck Supporting Relief Efforts in Haiti
Feb 4, 2010	Merck Partners with BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS for Seek and Treat research program to reduce HIV/AIDS incidence in BC
Feb 3, 2010	Sport, Peace and Development: How Can Sport Contribute to Positive Social Change?
Feb 2, 2010	Merck Celebrates 50 Years of Science Fairs in Quebec
Jan 21, 2010	Merck Supporting Relief Efforts in Haiti
Nov 4, 2009	New Merck Begins Operations Worldwide
Nov 3, 2009	Merck and Schering-Plough to Complete Merger Today
Oct 8, 2009	Quebec Government Supports a Strong Biopharmaceutical Sector
Aug 3, 2009	Sanofi-Aventis To Acquire Merck's Interest In Merial
May 11, 2009	Ontario Court Grants Merck Time to Appeal Class Certification of Vioxx Action
Apr 8, 2009	Merck & Co., Inc. and Cardiome Sign License Agreement for Vernakalant, an Investigational Drug for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Mar 30, 2009	Merck to Seek Appellate Review of Class Certification Decision in VIOXX® Proceedings in Ontario
Mar 09, 2009	MERCK AND SCHERING-PLOUGH TO MERGE
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Product News

Nov 7, 2011	Boceprevir based therapy cleared the hepatitis C virus in 38 per cent of patients who had failed to respond to previous treatment
Oct 20, 2011	Boceprevir based therapy cleared the hepatitis C virus in 70 percent of patients coinfected with hepatitis C and HIV-1
Aug 3, 2011	VICTRELIS™ Approved in Canada: First in new class of drugs to significantly improve clearance of chronic hepatitis C virus from the body
May 31, 2011	Gardasil^® Approved To Help Prevent Anal Cancer In Women And Men
May 12, 2011	New Formulation of EMEND^® IV Approved in Canada
May 09, 2011	New Data Reinforces GARDASIL'S Safety Profile
Apr 26, 2011	Health Canada Approves Gardasil^® for Women Up to Age 45
Feb 3, 2011	Public communication regarding PEGETRON^® REDIPEN^®
Feb 3, 2011	Important information regarding PEGETRON^® REDIPEN^®
Feb 2, 2011	New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Efficacy and Safety Data for Gardasil^® in Males
Jan 31, 2011	Meta-analysis of interferon alfa studies cited as “Notable Advance” in BEST OF 2010 REPORT BY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY - Improved survival in patients with deadliest form of skin cancer
Nov 30, 2010	New MRI Data Confirm Simponi™ (golimumab) Efficacy in Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Oct 18, 2010	A new retrospective study shows that Half of Canadians with Osteoporosis Have Insufficient Vitamin D Levels
Oct 15, 2010	Public communication regarding PEGETRON^® REDIPEN^®
Oct 12, 2010	Important information regarding PEGETRON^® REDIPEN^®
Aug 17, 2010	Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and NIHB (Non-Insured Health Benefits Program) lead the way with the listing of SIMPONI™ for three rheumatic conditions
Jul 21, 2010	NACI Strengthens Recommendations on Rotavirus Vaccination
May 26, 2010	More women can prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
Feb 23, 2010	Gardasil^® Approved by Health Canada for Males to Prevent Genital Warts
Feb 17, 2010	Gardasil^® Helps Prevent Anal Cancer in Men, Showed New Study
Nov 17, 2009	Cancidas^® is Now Available for Pediatric Patients
Oct 22, 2009	Data Presented at the International Diabetes Federation World Congress Compares JANUMET™ (sitagliptin/metformin HCl) to Metformin Alone as Initial Therapy
Oct 20, 2009	Canada Approves Isentress^® For Adults Starting HIV Treatment
Oct 13, 2009	New Type 2 Diabetes Tablet Offers Powerful Blood Glucose Control Without Weight Gain
Sep 22, 2009	Merck Frosst's Zostavax™ Now Available In Canada
Sep 15, 2009	New Treatment Zolinza™ Reduces Visible Impact Of Advanced Form Of Skin Lymphoma
Jul 20, 2009	Raltegravir as Effective as Efavirenz at Suppressing HIV Viral Load and Increasing CD4 Cell Counts in Treatment-Naïve Patients Up to 144 Weeks When Used in Combination Therapy
Jul 9, 2009	Merck Frosst Statement in Response to the Health Canada July 2009 edition of the Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter (CARN) on SINGULAIR^® (montelukast)
Jun 25, 2009	New study shows EMEND^® significantly improved prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, when added to standard therapy
May 8, 2009	Study shows HPV-16 Vaccine Demonstrated more than 8 Years of Protection Against Disease
Feb 11, 2009	Raltegravir, in Combination with Other HIV Medicines Shown as Effective as Efavirenz in Suppressing Viral Load and Increasing CD4 Cell Counts in Treatment-Naïve HIV-infected Patients with High Levels of Virus, Across Various Populations, in Investigational Study Phase III Studies Showed Raltegravir in Combination Therapy Provided Significant Viral Load Reductions through 96 Weeks in Treatment-Experienced Patients with Triple-Class Resistant HIV
Feb 11, 2009	Data from Raltegravir in Patients Whose HIV is Controlled on a Lopinavir/Ritonavir-Based Therapy Presented at the 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections -Switching from Lopinavir/Ritonavir-Based to Raltegravir-Based Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Significantly Improved Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Non-HDL-Cholesterol at Week 12 -Switching from Lopinavir/Ritonavir-Based to Raltegravir-Based Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Did Not Demonstrate Non-Inferior Virologic Efficacy
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Research & Development News

March 30, 2011	The New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Pivotal Studies Showing Potential of New Investigational Treatment for Chronic Infection with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1
August 11, 2010	Merck Reports that Two Pivotal Phase III Registration Studies for Boceprevir Have Been Completed and Meet the Primary Endpoints