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What is the Merck Pharmaceuticals controversy? ›

People who say the company's products injured them have filed thousands of lawsuits against Merck. The Big Pharma company has also faced patent lawsuits and criminal charges for illegal marketing and price gouging. Merck is probably most well-known for its Vioxx scandal.

Merck's top product Keytruda

As of today, Keytruda is the global top cancer drug and is expected to keep this position for the years to come.

Learn about the story of the Merck brand, which dates back to 1668 here. There are two different, unaffiliated companies that use the name Merck. We are Merck, a vibrant science and technology company, headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany.

The combined company kept the trade name Merck in the United States and Canada, and as Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) outside North America. In 1965, Merck & Co. acquired Charles Frosst Ltd. of Montreal (founded 1899), creating Merck-Frosst Canada, Inc., as its Canadian subsidiary and pharmaceutical research facility.

Some consider the voluntary removal of Vioxx from the market in September 2004 by its manufacturer, Merck, after studies revealed that it was linked to an increase in dangerous cardiovascular events such as strokes and heart attack, a huge loss of a valuable drug.

Merck KGaA's drug candidate xevinapant in a late-stage trial was unable to significantly improve event-free survival in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer.

Who owns the most shares of Merck & Company (MRK)? Vanguard owns the most shares of Merck & Company (MRK).

Merck & Co remains in fourth place in 2024. With over 130 years in business, Merck is headquartered in New Jersey and focuses on pharmaceuticals, vaccines and animal health. In 2023, Merck & Co's human health division revenues totalled US$53.6bn, up 3% thanks to sustained growth across oncology and vaccines.

Merck was privately owned until going public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 1995 and is listed on the DAX index of Germany's top companies. The Merck family still controls a majority of 70.3% of the company's shares.

Merck has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 5,549 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Merck employee rating is 22% above average for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.4 stars).

What common drugs does Merck make? ›

Ethics & Integrity

We are committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity. We are responsible to all of our stakeholders: employees, patients, customers, distributors and suppliers, shareholders, and the communities we serve worldwide. We do not take professional or ethical shortcuts.

Vioxx Lawsuits. Vioxx lawsuits claimed the drug increased the risk of cardiovascular problems, such as heart attack, stroke and death. Merck voluntarily removed the drug from the market and settled about 60,000 Vioxx claims for $4.85 billion. Merck also faced and settled criminal charges and investor lawsuits.

Merck has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 7,257 reviews left anonymously by employees. 86% of employees would recommend working at Merck to a friend and 82% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

The ethical dilemma in Merck and River Blindness is whether to pursue research that may or may result in profit, or to choose the safe option and go for profit rather than researching the drug. The drug could possibly lead to curing the deadly and detrimental disease known as River Blindness.