Schering-Plough - Schering-Plough Brands, Merck & Co., Infliximab, Ezetimibe, Nuvaring, Loratadine, Ezetimibe-Simvastatin, Temozolomide (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Schering-Plough brands, Merck & Co., Infliximab, Ezetimibe, NuvaRing, Loratadine, Ezetimibe/simvastatin, Temozolomide, Dr. Scholl's, Famciclovir, Coppertone sign, Vardenafil, Mometasone furoate, Clarinase, Desloratadine, Tibolone, Coppertone girl, Flunixin, Fred Hassan, Rocuronium bromide, Coricidin, Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering, Urofollitropin, Afrin, Zinka, Home Again Pet Recovery System. Excerpt: Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK), also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township. The company was established in 1891 as the United States subsidiary of the German company now known as Merck KGaA. In common with many other German assets in the United States, Merck & Co. was confiscated in 1917 during World War I and then set up as an independent company. Currently, it is one of the seven largest pharmaceutical companies in the world both by market capitalization and revenue. Merck & Co. or MSD describes itself as a "a global research-driven pharmaceutical company. Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of innovative products to improve human and animal health, directly and through its joint ventures." The Merck Company Foundation has distributed over $480 million to educational and non-profit organizations since it was founded in 1957. Merck publishes The Merck Manuals, a series of medical reference books. These include the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, the world's best-selling medical textbook, and the Merck Index, a collection of information about chemical compounds. Merck & Co. traces its origins to Friedrich Jacob Merck who purchased a drug store in Darmstadt, Germany in 166...