Fierce Pharma Fierce Biotech Fierce Healthcare Fierce Life Sciences Events Advertise About Us Pharma Vaccines Asia Cell & Gene Therapy Drug Delivery Executives Manufacturing Facilities Recalls Warning Letters Marketing Special Reports Fierce 50 Special Report Awards Gala Trending Oncology Supply Chain AI and Machine Learning Awards Outsourcing Awards Innovation Awards Pharma Marketing Awards Resources Podcasts Fierce Events Industry Events Webinars Whitepapers Survey Events Subscribe Subscribe Pharma Vaccines Asia Cell & Gene Therapy Drug Delivery Executives Manufacturing Facilities Recalls Warning Letters Marketing Special Reports Fierce 50 Special Report Awards Gala Trending Oncology Supply Chain AI and Machine Learning Awards Outsourcing Awards Innovation Awards Pharma Marketing Awards Resources Podcasts Fierce Events Industry Events Webinars Whitepapers Survey Events Subscribe Fierce Pharma Fierce Biotech Fierce Healthcare Fierce Life Sciences Events Advertise About Us Deadline Approaching: Apply for the Fierce AI Innovation Awards Pharma Merck to spend another $5B on stock buybacks By Tracy Staton Apr 27, 2011 10:47am Pharma Merck has joined the list of drugmakers allocating billions to repurchase their own stock. The company plans to buy back up to $5 billion in shares, bringing its total share buyback program to $6.4 billion. Report Pharma