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Merck Consumer Health
Company type
Division
Industry
Consumer goods, Life Science
Founded
2001
Founder
Friedrich Jacob Merck
Headquarters
Darmstadt, Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Uta Kemmerich-Keil President and CEO
Products
Over-the-Counter Medicines, Women's Health products, Dietary supplement
Revenue
€ 753.64 million (2012)[1]
Number of employees
2,000 (2012)[1]
Website
http://www.merck-consumer-health.com
Merck Consumer Health is a fully integrated division of the German chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA. It offers a wide range of over-the-counter products to consumers in more than 100 countries and belongs to the global top 20 of the most successful companies in the OTC industry.[2]
Consumer health has five subsidiaries worldwide: Seven Seas Ltd., Lamberts, Merck Médication Familiale, Merck Selbstmedikation, and Merck Consumer Health Care Shanghai Trading Company. In addition to these companies, the Consumer Health Care division operates businesses in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa.
Merck's over-the-counter products includes cough and cold remedies, diet supplements, everyday health supplements, and women's and children's health products. Europe accounts for around 65% of the global sales, 32% is made in Emerging Markets and 3% is achieved elsewhere.[3]
In April 2018, P&G agreed to buy Merck Consumer Health for $4.2 billion.[4]
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