Pharma: Clinic Roundup

• Merck and Co Inc., of Whitehouse Station, N.J., reported that its large study of Tredaptive (extended-release niacin/laropiprant) missed its primary endpoint. The trial enrolled 25,673 patients at high risk for cardiovascular events, and followed them for a median of 3.9 years while they received Tredaptive therapy plus statin therapy or statin therapy alone.