Organisation: Organon

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Pre-tax profits at Merck fall 26%

Pre-tax profits at an Irish arm of pharmaceutical giant, Merck last year decreased by 26% to €141m, new figures show.

Wed, 14 Aug, 2013

Schering-Plough buys firm for €11bn

SCHERING-PLOUGH has signed a deal to buy Akzo Nobel’s drugs unit, Organon, for $14.4 billion (€10.92bn) in cash.

Tue, 13 Mar, 2007

Pfizer facing financial pressure after axed drug trial

Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, will be forced to shed staff and speed up merger and licensing deals, analysts say, after the company ended trials of a key cholesterol drug.

Mon, 04 Dec, 2006

HRT poses womb cancer fears, says study

FEARS were raised yesterday over the safety of a hormone replacement therapy (HRT) pill that is licensed in Ireland.

Fri, 29 Apr, 2005