# clm_B868BDC6CD31

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: quarterly_research_and_development  
value: 3,204,000,000 United States dollar  
valid_from: 2019-09-30  
valid_to: 2020-03-31  
published: 2019-11-05  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_5596F1B23FD3  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. quarterly research and development: 3,204,000,000 United States dollar", as of 2019-09-30 (until 2020-03-31). Claim clm_B868BDC6CD31, https://asof.is/claim/clm_B868BDC6CD31, accessed 2026-11-08. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015819000042/0000310158-19-000042-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense in 10-Q Q3 FY2019, filed 2019-11-05  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015819000042/0000310158-19-000042-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q3 FY2019, published 2019-11-05)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | quarterly_research_and_development | 2,189,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2019-06-30 to 2019-09-30 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_B868BDC6CD31](/claim/clm_B868BDC6CD31.md) | [clm_FE9AB4A6BF09](/claim/clm_FE9AB4A6BF09.md)

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