Bayer to buy Claritin, other brands from Merck for $14.2 billion

Bayer plans to buy Merck & Co.'s consumer health business for $14.2 billion, a deal that would expand the German drug maker's range of over-the-counter medications. The deal, announced Tuesday, would give Bayer control over popular household brands such as Claritin, Coppertone and Dr. Scholl'...



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