T he name Bayer has become highly recognizable, if you’re in the market for aspirin — and you’re about 60. That’s because the company has been so successful at marketing the drug for the ...

Following web backlash Thursday, the pharmaceutical giant Bayer told a Brazilian advertising agency to "discontinue" an aspirin campaign that won awards in Cannes, France this week — and ...

Aspirin medicines from Bayer designed to promote healthy hearts and stronger bones are being marketed illegally with unproven health claims, federal regulators said Tuesday. The Food and Drug ...

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Trenton, N.J. Germany's Bayer plans to buy U.S.-based Merck & Co.'s consumer health business, creating a combined medicine cabinet of ...

Iconic Bayer aspirin, patented in 1899, holds 62 percent of U.S. market share among aspirin brands. Sales are still growing, up 7 percent last year to $520 million worldwide.

About 18% of people – which is nearly 1 in 5 – say they take preventive low-dose aspirin even though they have never had a heart attack or stroke and don’t have a family history.

But hospitals may charge $10 or more per pill. Part of that covers labor and overhead expenses. The “list” price for items like aspirin or bandages can be significantly higher than the actual ...