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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 03 > FDA denies Merck’s proposal for new drug

FDA denies Merck’s proposal for new drug


November 3, 2009

TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. regulators have refused to accept drugmaker Merck & Co.’s application for a new, combination cholesterol pill that includes rival Pfizer’s Lipitor, the world’s top-selling drug. Merck disclosed the rare move by the Food and Drug Administration in a regulatory filing....

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