Will Schering-Plough’s Vytorin Headache Prove Contagious?
Executive Summary
The full impact of Schering-Plough's deepening woes after a scientific panel's negative analysis of the Vytorin ENHANCE trial will not be known for a while, and some analysts predict there could be repercussions beyond the company and its joint venture with Merck, a deal centered on the anti-cholesterol drug, which combines the statin Zocor (simvastatin) withZetia (ezetimibe)