Merck (Allegedly Unethical Firms)

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Merck recorded revenue it never collected Merck recorded revenue it never collected: Drugmaker recorded $14B in revenue since '99 that it never actually collected. (Merck) http://money.cnn.com/2002/07/08/news/companies/merck/ Link Between Drug Company Promo and Formularies  Link Between Drug Company Promo and Formularies : Merck, through its acquisitions of pharmaceutical benefits managers, could have potential antitrust violations. (Merck) http://www.healthyskepticism.org/reports/2001/pharmacy 010627.htm Merck Under Fire for AIDS Study on Volunteer Patients in Brazil Merck Under Fire for AIDS Study on Volunteer Patients in Brazil: Activists claim that the study was done in Brazil for the relative ease in finding HIV-infected volunteers who were "treatment virgins." (Merck) http://www.aegis.com/news/mh/1997/MH970302.html DOJ/Antitrust Lawsuit Against Merck for Price Fixing DOJ/Antitrust Lawsuit Against Merck for Price Fixing: Allegations include participation in conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing the price and allocating the volume of vitamin C manufactured and sold. (Merck) http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f4600/4688.htm Lawsuit claims life-threatening Vioxx side effects Lawsuit claims life-threatening Vioxx side effects: The plaintiff suffered "dangerous, severe and life threatening" side effects that she attributed to taking Merck's arthritis painkiller, Vioxx. [Forbes.com] (Merck) http://www.forbes.com/work/newswire/2003/07/02/rtr1018028.html Conflict Of Interest In Vaccine Research, Licensing & Policymaking Conflict Of Interest In Vaccine Research, Licensing & Policymaking: Michael Belkin alleges scientific fraud of recommending administration of vaccines that have not been tested properly for safety. (Merck) http://www.laleva.cc/choice/vaccine_bekin.html Legal roadshow rolls on to Brazil Legal roadshow rolls on to Brazil: Campaigners say that the companies are picking a fight with local legislation to intimidate developing countries into buying medicines at prices set by them. (Merck) http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4172774,00.html Vitamin Cartel Fined for Price Fixing Vitamin Cartel Fined for Price Fixing: The companies fixed prices in the European market through a cartel that had a "formal structure and hierarchy," including a regular exchange of sales figures and pricing data. (Merck) http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicalscience/story/0,1129,603206,00.html Merck 'exaggerated' revenue in accounts Merck 'exaggerated' revenue in accounts: 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] (Merck) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2115428.stm