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Financial Report: Merck

Foreign exchange and Consumer Care divestiture impact results

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By: Kristin Brooks

Managing Editor, Contract Pharma

Merck   2Q Revenues: $9.8 billion (-11%) 2Q Earnings: $687 million (earnings were $2 billion 2Q14) YTD Revenues: $19.2 billion (-9%) YTD Earnings: $1.6 billion (-56%) Comments: Pharmaceutical sales were $8.6 billion, down 6% in the quarter. JANUVIA sales were $1.6 billion, up 1%. ZETIA / VYTORIN sales were down 16% to $955 million. GARDASIL sales were up 4% to $427 million. ISENTRESS sales dropped 17% to $375 million due to timing of tender purchases in the emerging markets and vol...

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