Difference between revisions of "Merck and Co. Inc."
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Merck & Co., Inc. describes itself as "a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first." [http://www.merck.com/about/] "Putting patients first" has so far "led to more than 27,000 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths" [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6192603/] through their arthritis treatment Vioxx between its approval in 1999 and its withdrawal from the market in 2004. | Merck & Co., Inc. describes itself as "a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first." [http://www.merck.com/about/] "Putting patients first" has so far "led to more than 27,000 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths" [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6192603/] through their arthritis treatment Vioxx between its approval in 1999 and its withdrawal from the market in 2004. | ||
| − | == | + | == Corporate social responsibility at Merck == |
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== Products == | == Products == | ||
| + | Merck provides different lists of products for patients and healthcare professionals. That for professionals includes medicines and a vaccine that are not approved yet. | ||
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| + | Patients get information on: | ||
| + | * '''Crixivan''', | ||
| + | * '''Emend''' | ||
| + | * '''Fosamax''' | ||
| + | * '''Fosamax Plus D''' | ||
| + | * '''Maxalt''' | ||
| + | * '''Propecia''' | ||
| + | * '''Proscar''' | ||
| + | * '''Singulair''' | ||
| + | * '''Vioxx''' | ||
| + | * '''Zocor''' | ||
== The Vioxx scandal == | == The Vioxx scandal == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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| + | * http://www.merck.com | ||
Revision as of 17:14, 24 April 2006
Merck & Co., Inc. describes itself as "a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first." [1] "Putting patients first" has so far "led to more than 27,000 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths" [2] through their arthritis treatment Vioxx between its approval in 1999 and its withdrawal from the market in 2004.
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Corporate social responsibility at Merck
Products
Merck provides different lists of products for patients and healthcare professionals. That for professionals includes medicines and a vaccine that are not approved yet.
Patients get information on:
- Crixivan,
- Emend
- Fosamax
- Fosamax Plus D
- Maxalt
- Propecia
- Proscar
- Singulair
- Vioxx
- Zocor
