Opinion

So, they're at it again. Looks like another wave of big pharma mergers.

So, they're at it again. Looks like another wave of big pharma mergers. Although not on the press release, I believe this time, Fred Hassan, once lauded as the company's saviour before some severe share-price shocks in 2008, will be leaving.

The official press release can be found here: http://www.merck.com/newsroom/press_releases/corporate/2009_0309.html