Merck.com is the website of Merck & Co, Inc, a pharmaceutical company established in 1891.

The homepage features the latest company, financial, and corporate responsibility news, as well as product and research development news. The homepage also features links to the company’s ‘Patient Assistant Programs,’ where the company provides assistance to those who cannot afford their medication; a ‘Focus On’ section, which provides information about the company’s efforts in healthcare reform; and a ‘Company Statements’ section, where company statements regarding specific medications are posted.

The ‘Patients & Caregivers’ section provides access to the Merck Manual, product resources, information about clinical trials, information about the various patient assistance programs available, and links to various disease education websites. This section also provides a link to MerckSource, a health information database operated by the company (redirects to mercksource.com).

The ‘Healthcare Professionals’ section provides product services, such as downloadable prescribing information and product sample requests; information about the vaccines produced by the company; and links to medical education sites, Merck manuals and publications, clinical resources, patient information and drug assistance, and other medical resources.

The ‘Products’ section provides links to patient and caregiver websites, and healthcare professional websites, as well as links to prescribing information, authorized distributors, and a adult vaccination locator. The ‘Merck Manuals’ section provides a complete list of the manuals available by this company.