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Fei Wu Section 21 7/22/10. A Little Information on Merck & Company (MRK). CHART. Company Background. Merck and Schering-Plough merged to become the second-largest pharmaceutical company A global leader in consumer products and animal care Discovered vitamin B1, cold remedies and antacids
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Fei Wu Section 21 7/22/10 A Little Information on Merck & Company (MRK) CHART
Company Background • Merck and Schering-Plough merged to become the second-largest pharmaceutical company • A global leader in consumer products and animal care • Discovered vitamin B1, cold remedies and antacids • Introduced the first measles vaccine and mumps vaccine Fei Wu Section 21
Company Values • Preserving and improving human and animal life • Committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity • Dedicated to the highest level of scientific excellence and committing research to improving human and animal health and the quality of life • Expect profits, but only from work that satisfies customer needs and benefits humanity • Ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of employees Fei Wu Section 21
Views and Positions • “We support public policies that advance the interests of patients, improve public health and promote access to medicines and innovation” • “We work to achieve our business objectives responsibly and respond to our many stakeholders' needs and concerns” • “We support policies that promote the discovery of innovative medicines and vaccines and make these products available to all who need them” Fei Wu Section 21
Executive Committee Fei Wu Section 21
Products They Carry • Vaccines • AFLURIA®a - Influenza Virus Vaccine • M-M-R® II - measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine live • Consumer Products • CLARITIN® - Allergy • MIRALAX® -Laxative • Animal Health Products • Nobivac™ Lyme - Lyme disease in dogs • Nobivac® Canine Flu H3N8 - first vaccine against canine influenza virus (CIV) Fei Wu Section 21
Competitors • BAYRY.PK - BAYER AKTIENGES ADS • GSK - GlaxoSmithKline plc • PFE - Pfizer Inc. Fei Wu Section 21
Stock Trend Two Year Period Fei Wu Section 21 TITLE
For More Information… • www.merck.com • www.schering.com • To learn more about their Animal Health business, please visit www.intervet.com or www.intervetusa.com Fei Wu Section 21