Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited

Background

Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited is the UK subsidiary of Merck and Co. Inc. It has two sites in the UK, its headquarters and pharmaceutical research and development laboratories in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire; and its manufacturing at Cramlington in Northumberland.

Patient Groups

In December 2007, MSD report current partnerships with the following patient groups ...

• Allergy UK - Length of relationship: 2004 onwards.
• Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA) - Length of relationship: 2001 onwards.
• Arthritis Care - Length of relationship: 1999 onwards.
• Asthma UK - Length of relationship: 1999 onwards.
• Blood Pressure Association - Length of relationship: 2000 onwards.
• British Cardiac Patients Association - Length of relationship: 1999 onwards.
• The British Pain Society - Length of relationship: 2001 onwards.
• Counsel and Care - Length of relationship: 2000 onwards.
• Gout Society - Length of relationship: 2002 onwards.
• The Hyperlipidaemia Education Atherosclerosis & Research Trust (H·E·A·R·T UK) - Length of relationship: 2002 onwards.
• Cholesterol UK - Length of relationship: 2002 onwards.
• International Glaucoma Association - Length of relationship: 1974 onwards.
• LMCA (Long-Term Medical Conditions Alliance) - Length of relationship: 2000 onwards.
• Men’s Health Forum - Length of relationship: Since March 2006.
• Migraine Action Association - Length of relationship: 1998 onwards.
• The National Osteoporosis Society - Length of relationship: 1997 onwards.
• National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) - Length of Relationship: 2002 onwards.
• The Migraine Trust - Length of Relationship: since at least 1965 (accurate timescale not disclosed).
• The Patients Association - Length of relationship: 2005 onwards.
• The Stroke Association - Length of relationship: since at least 2001 (accurate timescale not disclosed).
• Women's Health Concern - Length of relationship: since 2005.

Partnerships with Industry

In December 2007, MSD UK report current partnerships with the following industry groups...

• The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) - Length of relationship: Over 40 years.
• American Pharmaceutical Group - Length of relationship: Over 15 years.
• British American Business Inc. of New York and London (BABi) - Length of relationship: over 62 years.
• Business in the Community - Length of relationship: 1990 onwards.
• London and Thames Valley Pharmaceutical Group - Length of relationship: 2004 onwards.
• Northern Pharmaceutical Group - Length of relationship: Since 2005.