Merck & Co., Inc

• Book ID: 102148632
• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 2005
• Weight: 42 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1547-8335
• DOI: 10.1002/div.3180

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Pharmaceuticals (MIC: 9.1 SIC: 2834 NAIC: 325412)

Merck & Co. is a research‐driven pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets products designed to improve human and animal health, directly and through joint ventures. Co.'s products include therapeutic and preventive agents, generally sold by prescription, for the treatment of human disorders. Among these are Zocor for cholesterol modification; Cozaar, Hyzaar and Vasotec for hypertension/heart failure; Fosamax, for treatment and prevention of osteoporosis; Singulair, for treatment of asthma and for relief of symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis; Arcoxia, anti‐inflammatory/analgesic agents that inhibit the COX‐2 enzyme responsible for pain and inflammation.