Merck’s ‘3 Is Key’ Campaign Goes Viral The drugmaker is urging docs to distribute a spiffy new brochure after administering the HPV vaccine in hopes teens and women will return for their second and third shots. However, the brochure, which is part of Merck’s ‘3 Is Key’ … [Read more...] about Merck To Text Teens About Gardasil Reminders?
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Glaxo’s Cervarix Not Feeling the FDA Love
HPV Vaccine In-Waiting Glaxo, still struggling to overcome the Avandia diabetes pill controversy and subsequent lost revenue, has been dealt another blow by the FDA. The agency has issued a “complete response letter” to Glaxo for its Cervarix vaccine. It is unclear whether the … [Read more...] about Glaxo’s Cervarix Not Feeling the FDA Love
Merck’s Lybrand Plays It Cool In Midst Of Hot Controversy
News Analysis From BrandWeek Red flags raised by parents, politicians over Gardasil STD vaccine. To hear Beverly Lybrand tell it, you would not know she's a brand manager in the midst of a storm—over sex, teen girls, sexually transmitted diseases and cancer—that is currently … [Read more...] about Merck’s Lybrand Plays It Cool In Midst Of Hot Controversy
HPV Vaccine Researcher Blasts Mandatory Marketing
Merck's great big public health experiment Dr. Diane M. Harper, a lead researcher in the development of the humanpapilloma virus vaccine, who says, "giving the drug to 11-year-old girls is a great big public health experiment." Alliance for Human Research Protection AHRP's … [Read more...] about HPV Vaccine Researcher Blasts Mandatory Marketing
New HPV Numbers Don’t Look Good For Gardasil
JAMA Jammin' Merck's HPV Numbers Merck's Stat-Spinners looking for a way around two key findings from a new study in JAMA: one in four women have HPV, which is higher than previously thought. the incidence of the two strains responsible for most cervical cancer is actually … [Read more...] about New HPV Numbers Don’t Look Good For Gardasil