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Merck Sharpe and Dohme (MSD), the UK subsidiary of US pharma company Merck and Co.

Stoughton, Massachusetts-based Medical Specialties Distributors (MSD), which is a distributor and rental service for home care medical equipment, has acquired Verbal Applications, also known as VerbalCare, which has developed apps that allows care teams to communicate better with their patients.