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     AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 24, 1998
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
                                      
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                                 FORM 10-K/A
                                      
                     AMENDMENT TO FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
                                      
                   Filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                                      
                     The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                      
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                              MERCK & CO., INC.
                                      
                                 P.O. BOX 100
                                      
                  WHITEHOUSE STATION, NEW JERSEY 08889-0100
 
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                                AMENDMENT NO. 1
 
     The undersigned registrant hereby amends the following items, financial
statements, exhibits or other portions of its annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 as set forth below:
 
1.  Add Exhibit Numbers 99(a), 99(b), 99(c) and 99(d) as follows:
 


EXHIBIT                                                             METHOD OF
NUMBER                  DESCRIPTION                                  FILING
                                               
 
99(a)     -- Financial statements and exhibits       Filed with this Form 10-K/A Amendment
             required by Form 11-K Annual Report
             pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
             Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for
             the Merck & Co., Inc. Employee
             Savings and Security Plan for the
             fiscal year ended December 31, 1997
 
99(b)     -- Financial statements and exhibits       Filed with this Form 10-K/A Amendment
             required by Form 11-K Annual Report
             pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
             Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for
             the Merck & Co., Inc. Employee Stock
             Purchase and Savings Plan for the
             fiscal year ended December 31, 1997
 
99(c)     -- Financial statements and exhibits       Filed with this Form 10-K/A Amendment
             required by Form 11-K Annual Report
             pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
             Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for
             the Hubbard Farms, Inc. Employee
             Savings Plan for the fiscal year
             ended December 31, 1997
 
99(d)     -- Financial statements and exhibits       Filed with this Form 10-K/A Amendment
             required by Form 11-K Annual Report
             pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
             Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for
             the Merck Puerto Rico Employee
             Savings and Security Plan for the
             period July 1, 1997 through Decem-
             ber 31, 1997

 
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                                   SIGNATURES
 
     PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS AMENDMENT TO BE SIGNED
ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
 
                                          MERCK & CO., INC.
Dated:  June 22, 1998
                                        By  RAYMOND V. GILMARTIN
                                            (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT
                                            AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
 
                                        By  /s/ CELIA A. COLBERT
                                                CELIA A. COLBERT
                                               (ATTORNEY-IN-FACT)
 
     PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THIS
AMENDMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BELOW BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ON BEHALF OF THE
REGISTRANT AND IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED.
 


                    SIGNATURES                                       TITLE                        DATE
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               RAYMOND V. GILMARTIN                    Chairman of the Board,
                                                         President and Chief
                                                         Executive Officer ;
                                                         Principal Executive
                                                         Officer ; Director
 
                  JUDY C. LEWENT                       Senior Vice President
                                                         and Chief Financial
                                                         Officer; Principal
                                                         Financial Officer
 
                  PETER E. NUGENT                      Vice President, Controller ;
                                                         Principal Accounting
                                                         Officer
                   DEREK BIRKIN
                LAWRENCE A. BOSSIDY
                 WILLIAM G. BOWEN
                 JOHNNETTA B. COLE
                 CAROLYNE K. DAVIS                     Directors                             June 22, 1998    
                   LLOYD C. ELAM
                 WILLIAM N. KELLEY
                EDWARD M. SCOLNICK
                  SAMUEL O. THIER

 
                                                    
 
     CELIA A. COLBERT, BY SIGNING HER NAME HERETO, DOES HEREBY SIGN THIS
DOCUMENT PURSUANT TO POWERS OF ATTORNEY DULY EXECUTED BY THE PERSONS NAMED,
FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AS AN EXHIBIT TO FORM 10-K, ON
BEHALF OF SUCH PERSONS, ALL IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATE STATED, SUCH
PERSONS INCLUDING A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY.
 
                                                    By  /s/CELIA A. COLBERT
                                                           CELIA A. COLBERT
                                                          (ATTORNEY-IN-FACT)
 
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