Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited (MSD), the UK subsidiary of Merck and Co. Inc., is one of the country's most dynamic pharmaceutical companies and is proud to have discovered and developed many of the world's most trusted medicines. Merck Sharp and Dohme has sites throughout the UK, in which the company's Research and Development, Manufacturing and Packaging, and Sales and Marketing teams are based. Our shared vision is to discover, develop and deliver innovative pharmaceutical products that meet a true need and make a real difference to people's lives. We strive to put medicine before profit and to continue to seek better ways of improving health and meeting our responsibilities as both a research-led company and a caring employer.
'We try never to forget that medicine is for the people. It is not for the profits. The profits follow, and if we remember that, they have never failed to appear.' (George W. Merck, December 1950)