Bayer to buy Merck's consumer business for $14.2 billion

Germany's Bayer has agreed to buy Merck & Co.'s non-prescription medicine and consumer care business for $14.2 billion, gaining products such as Claritin allergy pills, Coppertone sun lotion and Dr. Scholl's footcare products. Bayer said the deal would make it the leader in over-the-counter...



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