Bayer says its drug candidate for chronic cough – eliapixant – has hit the mark in a phase 2b trial, putting it in hot pursuit of Merck & Co's gefapixant, which was filed for approval in March.

Merck is playing catch-up in the category with Bayer and Ionis, as their antisense-based Factor XI inhibitor fesomersen has already shown efficacy against clotting, with no increase in bleeding ...

Spoiler alert: Three years into separate six-year deals with Bayer and Merck, demand for the contraceptives is even higher than originally forecast. From 4.7 million in 2012, the annual run rate ...

In the past six months, while AbbVie rose the most (3.3%), Merck declined the most (24.8%). Watch this space for regular pipeline and regulatory updates next week. AstraZeneca, AbbVie, Bayer ...

L.L. has acted as a consultant for Merck, Novartis, and Bayer, and has received grants from Pfizer, Bayer, Merck, and Novartis. D.C.B. has served on the steering committee as a consultant for Merck.