Schering-Plough
Sign in to saveSchering-Plough Corporation was an American pharmaceutical company. It was originally the U.S. subsidiary of the German company Schering AG, which was founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering. As a result of nationalization, it became an independent company. In 1971, the Schering Corporation merged with Plough, Inc. (founded by Memphis-based entrepreneur Abe Plough in 1908) to form Schering-Plough. On November 4, 2009 Merck & Co. merged with Schering-Plough with the new company taking the name of Merck & Co.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Schering-Plough Corporation
- Company.logo
- Schering-Plough.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 200px
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.foundation
- 1971 (by merger with Plough, Inc.)
- Company.fate
- Merged with Merck & Co.
- Company.location
- Kenilworth, New Jersey
- Company.key_people
- Fred HassanFinal CEO & Chairman
- Company.parent
- Merck & Co.
- Company.industry
- Pharmaceuticals
- Company.revenue
- US$18.502 billion (2008)
- Company.net_income
- US$1.903 billion (2008)
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- History
- Pharmaceuticals and consumer products
- Animal health
- Coopers Animal Health
- Intervet
- Merck Animal Health, MSD Animal Health
- Chief executives
- Medical products
- Prescription products
- Over-the-counter products (Most products sold to [[Bayer]], except [[Coppertone]])
- Veterinary products
- Exercise drug
- Collaborative research
- Controversy
- References
- External links
Schering-Plough Corporation was an American pharmaceutical company. It was originally the U.S. subsidiary of the German company Schering AG, which was founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering. As a result of nationalization, it became an independent company. In 1971, the Schering Corporation merged with Plough, Inc. (founded by Memphis-based entrepreneur Abe Plough in 1908) to form Schering-Plough. On November 4, 2009 Merck & Co. merged with Schering-Plough with the new company taking the name of Merck & Co.
Schering-Plough manufactured several pharmaceutical drugs, the most well-known of which were the allergy drugs Claritin and Clarinex, an anti-cholesterol drug Vytorin, and a brain tumor drug Temodar. These are now available from Merck & Co.
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