Late in April 2018 Reuters reported that Procter & Gamble was set to acquire the Merck Group 's health division for €3.4 billion .
Days later , Reuters again reported that Perrigo was also preparing a bid for the division in the region of €4 billion ( $ 4.7 billion to $ 4.8 billion ) .  In April 2018 , Reuters reported that generic drug manufacturer , Mylan was in advanced discussions to acquire the consumer health business for between €3.5–4 billion ( £3–3.4 billion ) .
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