Merck and Company Inc.

Exporter
PO Box 100, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0100, United States
(800)225-5675, (908)423-1000, http://www.merck.com

Primary SIC: Pharmaceutical Preparations, Primary NAICS: Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
Description: Merck and Company Inc. was incorporated in New Jersey and trades on the New York Stock Exchange. The company is a research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of products used to improve human and animal health. Merck and Company has a number of clinical programs across its major research areas: bone, respiratory, immunology and endocrine; cardiovascular; diabetes and obesity; infectious diseases; neuroscience; oncology and vaccines. The company operates two segments: the pharmaceutical segment and the vaccines and infectious diseases segment. Headquartered in Whitehouse Station, N.J., Merck and Company provides its products in the United States and worldwide. The company has production facilities for its human health products at seven locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. Outside the United States, the Merck and Company owns or has an interest in manufacturing plants in Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, and other countries in Western Europe, Central and South America, and Asia. Among the company's major brands are Singulair, Fosamax, Zocor, Gardasil and Varivax.Manufacturing: Pharmaceuticals and vaccines. Publishing: Health industry based manuals.