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Merck Consumer Health

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Area served
  
Worldwide

Founder
  
Friedrich Jacob Merck

Founded
  
2001

Type of business
  
Division

Headquarters
  
Darmstadt

Revenue
  
753.6 million EUR (2012)

Number of employees
  
2,000

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Industry
  
Consumer goods, Life Science

Key people
  
Uta Kemmerich-Keil President and CEO

Products
  
Over-the-Counter Medicines, Women's Health products, Dietary supplement

Merck consumer health


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. Consumer health has five subsidiaries worldwide: Seven Seas Ltd., Lamberts, Merck MĂ©dication 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.

Contents

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.

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Consumer Health Products and Brands

Currently there are nine global brands, available in more than 100 countries including several countries in Europe, South America, Asia as well as Africa. Several subbrands and local brands like Multibionta, Flexagil or Haliborange are available in specific countries.

Merck Consumer Health main brands, include:

  • Bion
  • Femibion
  • Sangobion
  • Neurobion
  • Cebion
  • Nasivin
  • Seven Seas
  • Kytta
  • Sedalmerck
  • References

    Merck Consumer Health Wikipedia