(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-23 08:50 Merck KGaA to issue bonds regularly -CFO in paper

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-23 08:50 Merck KGaA to issue bonds regularly -CFO in paper
FRANKFURT, March 23 (Reuters) – German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA expects to raise funds on the bond market on a regular basis, its chief financial officer said in a newspaper interview. “Under our (bond) programme we will regularly act as an issuer on the bond market,” Michael Becker told Boersen-Zeitung in an interview published on Tuesday. Last week, Merck issued a 3.2 billion euro ($4 …

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Abbott/Eisai’s Humira termed as most efficacious therapy for psoriasis

Abbott/Eisai’s Humira termed as most efficacious therapy for psoriasis
Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that surveyed dermatologists view Abbott/Eisai’s Humira as the most efficacious therapy for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis. Thirty-two percent of surveyed dermatologists selected Humira as the most efficacious, followed by Centocor Ortho Biotech/Merck …

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