• Annual Report 2004
• Chairman's message
• Research pipeline and selected licensing partners
• Accelerating drug discovery and development
• Meeting patients' needs through product innovation
• Increasing the pace of change
• Living our values
• Medicines and vaccines from Merck
• Financial section
• Board of Directors
• Corporate Information
• Resources for consumers
• View report in PDF

Merck is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first.

Merck offers several programs to give individuals greater access to the medicines they need.

• Information on the Merck Patient Assistance Program can be found at www.merck.com/pap/pap/consumer/index.jsp or by calling 1-800-727-5400.
• Merck provides support for Medicare enrollees who have exhausted their annual transitional allowance from the U.S. government. For information, call 1-800-MEDICARE or visit www.medicare.gov.

Merck provides accurate, unbiased, convenient healthcare information free online, including:

• The Merck Manual of Medical Information-Second Home Edition, an easy-to-understand reference on general health issues, is available at www.merck.com.
• MerckSource.com, a broad-based medical Web site that provides patients with information to help them partner with their doctors.
• The Merck Institute of Aging & Health, www.miahonline.org, an online resource to help seniors stay up-to-date on the latest aging and health-related news stories.