WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck & Co., Inc. today said that more than 44,000 of the approximately 47,000 individuals who registered eligible injuries have submitted some or all of the materials required for enrollment that could qualify them for an interim payment in the program to resolve state and federal myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic stroke (IS) claims filed against the Company in the United States. If all of these eligible submissions are completed in accordance with the Settlement Agreement, this would represent more than 93 percent of the eligible MI and IS claims previously registered with the program. In addition, approximately 5,000 other claimants have also sought to enroll and their eligibility status still has to be determined.
