EX-99.1 2 y72659exv99w1.htm EX-99.1: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EX-99.1
Exhibit 99.1
    November 14, 2008 — Frequently Asked Questions and Answers — (FAQs)
 
    From time to time, Investor Relations will provide FAQs on various topics of interest. The following is a recent FAQ.
 
Q   What are the IMS prescription volumes for VYTORIN and ZETIA?
 
A   U.S. Total Prescription Volume (000’s)
                                                 
    Jan.   Feb.   March   April   May   June
    2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008
Cholesterol Management Market
    20,519       19,042       19,788       19,645       19,910       19,403  
Total Merck/Schering-Plough Franchise
    3,226       2,790       2,820       2,507       2,479       2,351  
VYTORIN
    1,851       1,607       1,619       1,428       1,412       1,330  
ZETIA
    1,375       1,183       1,201       1,079       1,067       1,022  
                                 
    July   Aug.   Sept.   Oct.
    2008   2008   2008   2008
Cholesterol Management Market
    20,292       19,666       19,923       20,640  
Total Merck/Schering-Plough Franchise
    2,376       2,233       2,171       2,186  
VYTORIN
    1,339       1,249       1,202       1,207  
ZETIA
    1,038       984       969       978  
    Source: IMS’ National Prescription Audit Plus (NPA+) as of November 12, 2008 which includes routine refinements by IMS to previously published data.
 
    DISCLOSURE NOTICE: The information in the frequently asked questions included in this FAQ, and in other written and oral statements about Schering-Plough and its business made by Schering-Plough or its officers from time to time, includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to prescription trends for VYTORIN and ZETIA.
 
    Forward-looking statements relate to expectations or forecasts of future events. Schering-Plough does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statement. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from Schering-Plough’s forward-looking statements, including market forces (such as customer buying patterns); economic factors; product availability; patent and other intellectual property protection; current and future branded, generic or over-the-counter competition; the timing and outcomes of the regulatory process; the timing and outcomes of clinical trials; and prescriber, patient and media reaction to data obtained from post-marketing clinical trials, among other uncertainties. For further details about these and other factors that may impact the forward-looking statements, see Schering-Plough’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the third quarter 2008 10-Q, filed October 29, 2008.