Merck drug recalls

That s not all. The Merck Manual—a massive compendium of descriptions and treatments for probably every known human ailment—is a staple of doctors bookshelves. Merck could boast of never having a drug recalled in the United States (unlike some other pharmaceutical makers it could name). It was the first company to volunteer under the 1983 Orphan Drug Act to manufacture a product that was desperately needed by only a handful of people—the drug industry s version of pro bono work. It was one of the first two companies to sign up with the Council of Institutional... 

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