Merck & Co All Financial Data in US $ (mln)
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Company Profile
Profile Merck & Co (MRK), a global provider of pharmaceutical products.

3 NOV 2009: Merck & Co acquired Schering-Plough in a reverse takeover in which Schering-Plough will remain as the surviving company, trading under the name Merck & Co.
Upon closing of the transaction, Merck shareholders own approximately 68 percent of the combined company, and Schering-Plough shareholders are expected to own approximately 32 percent. Merck Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Richard T. Clark will lead the combined company.
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Company Classification Global Majors
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EventAnalyzer - Last Key Event
Closing Price DateClosing Price Date EventAnalyzer Note Market Cap (US $m) Change (%) Change (+$m)
9/2/2010 2 Sep: Company postpones plans to close some of its Dutch operations and negotiates with executives and workers on potential alternatives, including a sale of the R&D site. 108,652 -0.8% -829
Top 3 Products (Worldwide Sales 2007/08)
Annual Sales WW - Sales Growth per Year (%)
Rank1 Product Generic Name Therapeutic Subcategory 2007 2008 2008
1 Singulair montelukast sodium Anti-leukotrienes 4,2662 4,337 +2%
2 Cozaar losartan monopotassium Angiotensin II antagonists 3,3503 3,558 +6%
3 Fosamax alendronate sodium Bone calcium regulators 3,0494 1,5535 -49%
Note: Shaded Cells6
RX Sales Chart
Merck & Co Data Growth
2007 2008 2008
 Revenues By Segment
  Pharmaceuticals
     Pharmaceuticals Sales (In-depth)
       Rx & OTC Pharmaceuticals
         Prescription (Rx) Pharmaceuticals 25,8247 25,4348   -2%  
Therapy Area Focus in 2008
Merck & Co
2008
 WW Rx & OTC Sales By Therapy Area
  Main Categories
     Cardiovascular9 4,78610
     Central Nervous System 529
     Dermatology 429
     Endocrine 1,748
     Gastro-Intestinal11 307
     Genito-Urinary 324
     Musculoskeletal12 1,99013
     Oncology & Immunomodulators 203
     Respiratory14 4,33715
     Sensory Organs16 91417
     Systemic Anti-Infectives18 6,47519
     Other Rx & OTC Pharma 3,49920
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Product Count
Merck & Co 21 636

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