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The company is based in Kenilworth, N. Sankyo also developed and launched the first glitazone, which
revolutionized long -term control of type 2 diabetes, and has a number of other
potentially promising compounds in the diabetes arena. Brazil
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Research and Markets: Latin America Is One of the World's Most Promising Broadband Markets

Caribbean Countries
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More than half of the region's Internet users are in Brazil and Mexico,
but Uruguay, Puerto Rico and Chile have the highest user penetration.

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Schering-Plough's vision is to earn the trust of the physicians ,
patients and customers served by its more than 30,000 people around the world. Peru
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Large multinational groups
are eager to invest in anything to do with Internet and e-commerce in Latin
America, and especially in technologies which offer faster and more economical
access.

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Sankyo Co.sankyo.
There are considerable differences in the Internet user statistics
provided by various sources, and also in the methods used by each country's
regulator to assess Internet usage .

Broadband
Latin America is one of the world's most promising broadband markets,
growing at an annual rate of around 87% in 2004.

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The second component of the
combination product, hydrochlorothiazide , is in a class of drugs called
thiazide diuretics. For
further information about Sankyo and its products, log on to
http://www.

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Olmesartan will make us even more relevant
to doctors and patients in these countries," said Alfredo Blanco, president,
Latin America and Far East Region, Schering -Plough Corporation., and its Web site is
http://www. Bolivia
6. Honduras
19. Jamaica
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The options most available in the region are cable modem, ADSL, wireless
broadband and satellite broadband.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
This annual report offers a wealth of information on the Broadband and
Internet markets, covering:

* Broadband Infrastructure , Analyses and Developments
* The broadbanding of Latin America (policies, models, concept)
* CBD, Inter-City, Regional and International Networks
* Internet Market, VPNs and VoIP Web Sites, Web hosting Research,
Marketing, Benchmarking
* Vision for a National Policy , Government Policies, BAG Network
Operators, Wholesalers and Retailers, Utilities Projects xDSL, HFC, MDS,
Satellite, Cable Modems, Cable Telephony and Wireless Broadband

Contents are as follows:

1.

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Executive Summary
2. Mexico
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The Latin American broadband leaders are Brazil, Chile, Argentina and
Mexico, and in early 2005 these four countries accounted for 87% of all
broadband subscribers in the region.

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Olmesartan medoxomil and the olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide
combination are both indicated for the treatment of hypertension and are
currently available in many countries , including the United States.jp/english/ . Costa Rica
11. Yet, even though estimates for Latin
America may vary, all sources point to one incontrovertible fact: the
continuing and rapid growth in the number of Internet users.

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Under the terms of the agreement, Sankyo has granted Schering-
Plough exclusive rights to market olmesartan in Bolivia, Peru, Chile,
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Under the terms of the agreement, Schering-Plough will assume
responsibility for compiling and filing regulatory applications for both
olmesartan medoxomil and an olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide fixed
combination in the exclusive territories and for its own brands of the two
products in the co-marketing territories.
Schering-Plough does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement.schering-plough.

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Schering-Plough and Sankyo Enter License Agreement for Olmesartan in Select Latin American Territories

Schering-Plough is a global science-based health care company with leading
prescription, consumer and animal health products.com/reports/c17932 ) has announced the addition
of 2005 Latin American - Convergence, Broadband and Internet Markets to their
offering . El Salvador
15. Panama
23. Suriname
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In addition, Schering-Plough and Sankyo will
co-market the product in Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El
Salvador, Guatemala , Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
"The addition of olmesartan will strengthen our cardiovascular portfolio,
which already includes our cholesterol-lowering products ezetimibe and
ezetimibe/simvastatin combination.
Olmesartan medoxomil is in a class of anti-hypertensive drugs called
angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs). Paraguay
24. Venezuela
29. Also, many Latin American countries have begun to combine VoIP (Voice
over Internet Protocol) with broadband service.

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Actual results may vary materially from forward-looking statements
due to many factors, including competition, market conditions and regulations. Argentina
4. Fixed/Mobile Convergence,
which combines fixed line, mobile and data communications, can be found in
Mexico.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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Through internal research
and collaborations with partners, Schering-Plough discovers, develops ,
manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies to meet important medical
needs.
Additionally , Sankyo discovered, developed, manufactures and markets
pravastatin sodium and olmesartan medoximil , an angiotensin II receptor
blocker (ARB).researchandmarkets.

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Guatemala
16.

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For further details about these factors and other risks and uncertainties that
may impact Schering-Plough's forward -looking statements, see Schering-Plough's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the company's first
quarter 2005 10-Q. Nicaragua
22. The broadband market does vary considerably from country to country,
but as a whole, the region is making giant strides forwards in the adoption of
high-speed Internet.

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Dominican Republic
13. Haiti
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com . Ecuador
14 . Guyana
17.

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researchandmarkets. Triple Play, which combines fixed line, broadband and pay TV , has
made its appearance in Chile, Mexico and Brazil.

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Schering-Plough will undertake
marketing and sales activities for its own brands of the two products in all
of the territories referenced above.
(Logo: http://www. Colombia
10.

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for olmesartan for the treatment of
hypertension . Sankyo will carry out similar activities
for its own brands in the co-marketing territories. of Tokyo, one of Japan's largest pharmaceutical
companies, has a long history of discovering new classes of drugs, including
the statin class of lipid-lowering drugs. Uruguay
28. Therefore, an accurate assessment of the
region's Internet market is not easy.

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Financial terms
have not been disclosed., Ltd.co. DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www. Overview of Convergence , Broadband and Internet Markets
3. Belize
5. Cuba
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KENILWORTH, N., Schering -Plough
Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that it has entered into a license
agreement with Sankyo Company Ltd.J.

newscom. Of these, ADSL has emerged as the clear
leader.
Latin America has only just recently begun to develop convergence
strategies.

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DISCLOSURE NOTICE: The information in this press release includes certain
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, including the market for olmesartan , the discovery
capabilities of Schering-Plough and the timing of the anticipated turnaround. Beginning with its discovery of the
first statin, mevastatin, and the co-discovery of lovastatin, the first statin
to be marketed, Sankyo has been a pioneer in the cardiovascular disease arena. Sankyo's early stage
pipeline focuses on oral therapies to satisfy key unmet needs in six major
fields - cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, respiratory and immune
disease, bone and joint disease, infectious disease , and oncology. Chile
9.

Convergence
In its broadest sense, convergence in the communications industry means
combining various services -- voice and data transmission, Internet access,
video, cable TV and/or other multimedia broadband applications -- into a
single package .com/reports/c17932

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.

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