But Wall Street wants more details. The Outlook Don't expect a blockbuster deal from Merck, whose acquisitions tend to be small and strategic, like the recent purchase of a neuroscience research firm in La Jolla, California. We have to get the message across that the most successful pharmaceutical companies invest in internal growth. Internet Strategy Provide online health information, personal medical records, and drug ordering for consumers in health plans using the Merck-Medco pharmaceutical benefits manager. Management Style Unpretentious, approachable.
Someone call a doctor. or a ceo.
To succeed, you have to perform at a consistently high level. But while results clearly matter, how you achieve these results also matters. Challenges Several major drugs, including Vasotec, Mevacor, and Prinivil, will go off patent in 2000 and 2001, making Merck vulnerable to competitors' generic versions of these drugs. Must also keep costs down in light of concern over the rising prices of pharmaceuticals. Management Style Amiable, humble, and unassuming.