Organon International

Organon was a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Oss, Netherlands. In November 2007, Schering-Plough Corporation, based in New Jersey, USA, acquired Organon, active pharmaceutical ingredient producer Diosynth (separate from Organon until 2004), and its veterinary pharmaceutical sister company Intervet from Akzo Nobel. In November 2009, Schering-Plough merged with Merck & Co. under the name Merck & Co., known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada. Organon deals in the following core therapeutic fields: reproductive medicine, contraception, psychiatry, HRT and anesthesia. Organon sells to international markets. In Oct. 16, 2014 USA government charged this drug manufacturer due to improper financial incentives (kicksbacks) to nursing homes for market-shares discounts to encourage the use of Remeron and also for misrepresentation of drug prices. Organon paid 622,350 in restitution for Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.