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.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicalscience/story/0,1129,603206,00.html

DOJ/Antitrust Lawsuit Against Merck for Price Fixing
- Legal brief. Allegations include participation in conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing the price and allocating the volume of vitamin C manufactured and sold.
- http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f4600/4688.htm

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.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4172774,00.html

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]
- http://www.forbes.com/work/newswire/2003/07/02/rtr1018028.html

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.
- http://www.laleva.cc/choice/vaccine_bekin.html

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]
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2115428.stm

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."
- http://www.aegis.com/news/mh/1997/MH970302.html