{"id":5774,"date":"2026-06-29T10:41:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/?page_id=5774"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:42:01","slug":"transparency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/home\/about-us\/responsibility\/transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"Transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_0afb0d8a1d179736099933a5e3ed7522\" class=\"mco-b2-hero-block full mccberg-block\">\n    <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-section \">\n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container \">\n                    <picture >\n\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/transparency_title-1.jpg?w=768&#038;quality=70&#038;allow_lossy=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/transparency_title-1.jpg?w=768&#038;quality=70&#038;allow_lossy=1\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/transparency_title-1.jpg?h=768&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/transparency_title-1.jpg?h=768&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1919px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/transparency_title-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/transparency_title-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/transparency_title-1.jpg?w=1920&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/transparency_title-1.jpg?w=1920&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/transparency_title-1.jpg?w=1920&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"eager \" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n<\/picture>                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container-two\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-content-section\">\n            <nav class=\"breadcrumbs wrapper text-descriptive\"aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><\/nav>            \n                            <h1>Transparency<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><div id=\"u15314\" class=\"ax_default paragraph\">\n<div id=\"u15314_text\" class=\"text \">\n<p>We strive to apply the highest standards of ethics and integrity to everything we do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a pharmaceutical company, our work requires us to cultivate strong relationships with customers, partners, employees and stakeholders \u2013 and confidence among the general public. We&#8217;re working every day to earn that trust. Providing transparent information about our company is part of that endeavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our parent company in the United States communicates proactively and in detail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>in our Financial Reports and Corporate Responsibility Reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>by registering all clinical trials at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.clinicaltrials.gov<\/a> and publishing the results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>through the media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At national level, we publish the support of patient organizations since 2011. Additionally from 2016, we disclose annually our transfers of value to health care professionals and health care organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patient Associations supported by MSD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/06\/FINAL_Patient-Organizations-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/06\/FINAL_MSD-Switzerland_Patient-Organisations-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/06\/MSD-Switzerland_Patient-Organizations-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023<\/a><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transfers of value to health care professionals and health care organizations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MSD Methodology Statement<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/06\/FINAL_Methodological-Note-Switzerland-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSD Methodology Statement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public-disclosure.msd.com\/2025 Disclosure Reports\/Switzerland\/Switzerland_Final disclosure report_English_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">MSD Report 2025<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/06\/FINAL_Disclosure-Self-Certification-Letter-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSD Self-Certification Letter, issued by Merck &amp; Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/public-disclosure.msd.com\/2024+Disclosure+Reports\/Switzerland\/Switzerland+Final+disclosure+report_English_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSD Report 2024<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/06\/FINAL_MSD-Switzerland_Self-Certification-Letter-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSD Self-Certification Letter, issued by Merck &amp; Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public-disclosure.msd.com\/2023 Disclosure Report\/Switzerland\/Switzerland Final disclosure report_English_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSD Report 2023<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/06\/MSD-Switzerland_Self-Certification-Letter-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSD Self-Certification Letter, issued by Merck &amp; Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>CH-NON-00866, 06\/2026<\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a pharmaceutical company, our work requires us to cultivate strong relationships with customers, partners, employees and stakeholders \u2013 and confidence among the general public. 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