Generic competition, charges cut Merck Q4 profit

Published February 1, 2013 9:08pm ET



Merck & Co.’s fourth-quarter profit fell 7 percent because of hits from generic competition and one-time charges, and the company pushed back plans for seeking approval of a key experimental osteoporosis drug.

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