Merck shares fall on worries about osteoporosis drug

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Merck shares fall on worries about osteoporosis drug

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/merck-beats-forecast-issues-cautious-2013-view-121142796--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MKY_cG4Zui7SRONykhtK5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-01T230036Z_4_CBRE9100XVO00_RTROPTP_2_SCHERINGPLOUGH-MERCK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view of the Merck &amp; Co. campus in Linden, New Jersey" align="left" title="A view of the Merck &amp; Co. campus in Linden, New Jersey" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Merck &amp; Co Inc's quarterly results beat estimates, but the drugmaker issued a cautious 2013 profit forecast and said it will delay seeking approval for a high-profile osteoporosis drug, sending its shares down 3 percent. Merck will not submit its osteoporosis treatment odanacatib to U.S. regulators until next year. Some analysts had predicted the medicine could generate annual sales of up to $2 billion, if approved. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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