Merck Turns Again To Daewoong For Co-promotion In South Korea

SEOUL - Merck & Co. Inc. signed a co-promotion deal with Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. to sell Merck's Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin) in Korea, adding to the companies' similar agreements for Fosamax (alendronate) and Januvia (sitagliptin), which have been sold in Korea since 2008