# clm_D488C57B0FAA

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: quarterly_research_and_development  
value: 1,659,000,000 United States dollar  
valid_from: 2016-03-31  
valid_to: 2016-06-30  
published: 2016-05-09  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_4FDF2F5B4857  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. quarterly research and development: 1,659,000,000 United States dollar", as of 2016-03-31 (until 2016-06-30). Claim clm_D488C57B0FAA, https://asof.is/claim/clm_D488C57B0FAA, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015816000066/0000310158-16-000066-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense in 10-Q Q1 FY2016, filed 2016-05-09  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015816000066/0000310158-16-000066-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q1 FY2016, published 2016-05-09)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | quarterly_research_and_development | 1,500,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2015-09-30 to 2016-03-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_D488C57B0FAA](/claim/clm_D488C57B0FAA.md) | [clm_AC2912FEAAED](/claim/clm_AC2912FEAAED.md)

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