Disease Control and Prevention
Former Chairman & CEO of Merck & Company Dr. Roy Vagelos was presented the Fries Prize for Improving Health. In 1987 Dr. Vagelos led the eff… read more
Former Chairman & CEO of Merck & Company Dr. Roy Vagelos was presented the Fries Prize for Improving Health. In 1987 Dr. Vagelos led the effort for Merck’s donation of its new medicine to treat river blindness to all who needed it. His presentation, with slides, discussed the history of the development of drugs for three chronic conditions that have been improved by pharmaceutical products -- cholesterol and coronary heart disease, benign prostate enlargement, and river blindness. close
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