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Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (107 words) |
 | The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (often referred to simply as The Merck Manual) is one of the world's most widely used medical textbooks. |
| In 1899 it was first published under the name Merck's Manual of the Materia Medica. |
| The text is freely available from the website of its publisher, the United States pharmaceutical company Merck and Co., Inc. |
| The Merck Manual Turns 100 (790 words) |
| Although The Merck Manual always has been written for the benefit of practicing physicians and other health care professionals, for many years it also was a favorite reference for non-professionals. |
| In 1899, The Merck Manual cost $1.00, about the equivalent of a week's worth of groceries: two dozen eggs, three pounds of flour, one pound of bacon, one pound of butter, 10 pounds of potatoes, and a one-pound round steak. |
| Merck & Co., Inc., is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of human and animal health products, directly and through its joint ventures, and provides pharmaceutical benefit services through Merck - Medco Managed Care. |
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