STAT reported that Merck is discontinuing a crucial antibiotic despite concerns about antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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Is it true that STAT reported that Merck is discontinuing a crucial antibiotic despite concerns about antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

Unclear. The retrieved items do not address the claim that STAT reported Merck discontinuing a crucial antibiotic over resistance concerns. Two items describe Merck's 2004 worldwide withdrawal of the arthritis drug Vioxx for cardiovascular risk, which is a different drug and a different reason, so they only partially bear on the claim.

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Merck withdraws arthritis drug worldwide -

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Merck withdraws arthritis drug worldwide - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7470.816-a

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Professionalism/Vioxx: Merck and the FDA

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Professionalism/Vioxx: Merck and the FDA. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Professionalism/Vioxx:_Merck_and_the_FDA

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