List of pharmaceutical companies

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The following is a list of the 50 largest pharmaceutical and biotech companies ranked by healthcare revenue as of 2008^[update].^[1] Some companies (eg, Johnson and Johnson and Procter & Gamble) have additional revenue not included here. The phrase Big Pharma is often used to refer to companies with revenue in excess of $3 billion,^{[citation needed]} and/or R&D expenditure in excess of $500 million,^{[citation needed]} and represents the first 30 or so companies in this list.^{[citation needed]}

Revenue Rank 2008 [2]	Company	Country	Total Revenues (USD millions)	Healthcare R&D 2008 (USD millions)	Net income/ (loss) 2008 (USD millions)	Employees 2008
1	Pfizer[3] (with Wyeth[4])	U.S.	70,696	11,318	14,111	137,127
2	Johnson & Johnson	U.S.	63,747	NA	10,576	119,200
3	Bayer [5]	Germany	48,149	3,770	6,448	108,600
4	Hoffmann–La Roche	Switzerland	43,970	NA	8,135	78,604
5	Novartis	Switzerland	41,460	NA	11,946	98,200
6	GlaxoSmithKline	United Kingdom	40,424	6,373	10,432	103,483
7	Sanofi-Aventis	France	40,328	NA	7,204	99,495
8	AstraZeneca	UK/Sweden	31,601	NA	5,959	67,400
9	Abbott Laboratories[6]	U.S.	29,527	2,688	4,880	68,697
10	Merck & Co.	U.S.	23,850	4,678	7,808	74,372
11	Bristol-Myers Squibb	U.S.	19,977	NA	2,165	42,000
12	Eli Lilly and Company	U.S.	18,634	NA9	2,953	40,600
13	Boehringer Ingelheim	Germany	16,959	1,977	2,163	43,000
14	Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.	Japan	15,697	1,620	2,870	15,000
15	Amgen	U.S.	14,771	3,366	3,166	48,000
16	Genentech	U.S.	13,400	15773	3,640	33,500
17	Baxter International	U.S.	12,300	614	1,397	38,428
18	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	Israel	11,080	495	546	26,670
19	Astellas Pharma	Japan	10,701	1,435	1,122	23,613
20	Daiichi Sankyo	Japan	9,682	1,459	671	20,100
21	Novo Nordisk	Denmark	9,081	1,063	1,922	26,575
22	Procter & Gamble	U.S.	8,964	n/a	10,340	29,258
23	Eisai	Japan	5,583	926	604	14,993
24	Merck KGaA	Germany	5,175	772	1,258	13,900
25	Alcon	U.S.	4,897	512	1,348	13,500
26	SINOPHARM	China	4,700	498	1249	9700
27	Akzo Nobel	Netherlands	4,694	741	1,449	13,000
28	UCB	Belgium	4,426	1,024	492	12,741
29	Nycomed	Switzerland	4,264	n/a	-105	10,533
30	Forest Laboratories	U.S.	3,442	941	454	9,649
31	Solvay	Belgium	3,268	533	1,026	9,000
32	Genzyme	U.S.	3,187	650	-17	8,477
32	Allergan	U.S.	3,063	1,056	-127	8,423
33	Gilead Sciences	U.S.	3,026	384	-1,190	6,772
34	CSL	Australia	2,788	161	454	6,400
35	Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.	Japan	2,787	467	328	5,962
36	Biogen Idec	U.S.	2,683	718	218	5,907
37	Bausch & Lomb	U.S.	2,292	197	15	5,830
38	Taiho Pharmaceutical Co.	Japan	2,069	244	132	5,756
39	King Pharmaceuticals	U.S.	1,989	254	289	5,191
40	Watson Pharmaceuticals	U.S.	1,979	131	-445	5,126
41	Mitsubishi Pharma	Japan	1,945	403	208	5,111
42	Shire	UK	1,797	387	278	4,958
43	Cephalon	U.S.	1,764	403	145	4,913
44	Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma	Japan	1,763	350	193	3,750
45	Kyowa Hakko Kogyo	Japan	1,698	268	108	2,895
46	Shionogi	Japan	1,640	320	159	2,868
47	Mylan Laboratories	U.S.	1,612	104	217	2,800
48	H. Lundbeck	Denmark	1,552	329	186	2,515
49	MINT LIFE SCIENCES	India	985	200	150	2,000

Contents 1 Alphabetical listing 1.1 1-A 1.2 B-D 1.3 E-L 1.4 M 1.5 N 1.6 O 1.7 P 1.8 R 1.9 S 1.10 T 1.11 U-Z 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Alphabetical listing

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[edit] 1-A

• 3M Pharmaceuticals is part of 3M, a diversified global technology company based in the U.S. that produces pharmaceuticals as part of its health care business
• Abbott Laboratories, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in the U.S.^{[citation needed]}
• Acambis a vaccine development company with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. and Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Alcon, a Swiss pharmaceutical company specialising in ophthalmology
• Alkaloid, based in Skopje, the Republic of Macedonia'
• Alkermes, a pharmaceutical company in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
• Allergan, headquartered in Irvine, California, U.S., is a global specialty company, producing [Ophthalmology|ophthalmic]] pharmaceuticals, dermatology products, and neurological products, with the most notable of the latter being BOTOX^{[citation needed]}
• Almirall Prodesfarma, a Spanish multinational
• Alphapharm, an Australian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer and a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck KGaA
• Altana Pharma AG, formerly part of Altana AG. Since January 1, 2007, Altana Pharma is part of the Nycomed Group
• Amico Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company based in Bangladesh
• Amgen, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in the U.S.^{[citation needed]}
• Anthus Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd, A pharmaceutical co. based at Chennai in India.
• Apotex, a generic pharmaceutical company based in Toronto, Canada
• Astellas Pharma, a Japanese company formed in 2005 through the merger of Fujisawa Pharmaceutical and Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical
• AstraZeneca, a top-20 pharmaceutical company^{[citation needed]} based in the UK formed in 1999 through the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group PLC
• Axcan Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Quebec, Canada

[edit] B-D

• Barr, a specialty pharmaceutical company based in the U.S.
• Bayer, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in Germany,^{[citation needed]} called Bayer Schering Pharma AG after the recent merger with the Schering Company, with headquarters moved from Leverkusen to Berlin.
• Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a pharmaceutical company based in Bangladesh
• Bial, a Portuguese pharmaceutical company
• Biogen Idec, a U.S.-based company formed in 2003 through the merger of Biogen and Idec Pharmaceuticals
• Biolex, a U.S.-based company
• BioPort, a U.S.-based vaccine manufacturer and a subsidiary of Emergent BioSolutions
• Biotecnol, a Portuguese company
• Biovail, the largest Canadian pharmaceutical company
• Biovitrum, a Swedish company
• Boehringer-Ingelheim, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in Germany
• Bosch Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd. , Pakistan's leading pharmaceutical company specializing in Cephalosporins, Penicillins, Quinolones and Biotech products^{[citation needed]}
• Bristol-Myers Squibb, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in the U.S.^{[citation needed]}
• Chemico Laboratories Ltd. is the largest company in Bangladesh
• Catalytica, a former U.S.-based company which merged with Synotex Company in 2000 to form DSM Catalytica Pharmaceuticals, now known as DSM Pharmaceuticals Products (DPP)
• Cephalon, A U.S based biopharmaceutical company that specialises in drugs for neural disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.
• Cipla, an Indian company best known as a manufacturer of anti-AIDS drugs^{[citation needed]}
• Crucell, a Dutch biotechnology company specialising in vaccines
• Curix Pharma, an Indian pharmaceutical company^{[citation needed]}
• Cypress Pharmaceutical, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company based in the United States.
• Daiichi Sankyo, a Japanese holding company established in 2005 for the management integration of Sankyo and Daiichi Pharmaceuticals
• Debiopharm, a Swiss pharmaceutical company
• Diabetology Ltd
• Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, a U.S.-based company focused on topical therapeutics
• Douglas Pharmaceuticals A New Zealand based pharmaceuticals manufacturing company
• DSM Pharmaceuticals Products (DPP), a part of DSM, which is active worldwide in nutrition
• Chemiron International a pharmaceutical company based in Nigeria.

[edit] E-L

• Élan Corporation, a pharmaceutical company based in Ireland.
• Eli Lilly and Company, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in the U.S.^{[citation needed]}
• Elorac, Inc., based in the US, is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on advancing treatments in dermatology.
• Emergent BioSolutions, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, develops and produces bioterrorism-related preventive and therapeutic products,^{[citation needed]} such as for anthrax and botulism, and vaccines for typhoid, hepatitis B, and group B streptococcus
• Eskayef Bangladesh Limited, accredited by UK MHRA, a top-5 pharmaceutical company, pioneer pellet manufacturer & pharmaceutical product exporter of Bangladesh
• Ethypharm, a French company specialized in the development of drug delivery solutions for the pharmaceutical industry^{[citation needed]}
• Etnabiotech, a subsidiary of Zydus Cadila, based on Catania, Sicily, Italy, aiming to develop vaccines based on virosomal technology or measles attenuated viruses against infectious diseases, such as malaria, HIV and HBV^{[citation needed]}
• Evotec Ltd, a German company with research sites in the UK and California, working in the areas of sleeping disorders and obesity
• Ferozsons Laboratories, a Pakistani based company which is exclusively focused on Gastroenterology.
• Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a Switzerland based biopharmaceutical company which is focused on infertility, obstetrics, urology, gastroenterology, endocrinology and osteoarthritis.
• Fresenius Medical Care, a German based company with a branch in North America which is exclusively focused on Nephrology. Annual revenue of 10,4 billion in 2007.^{[citation needed]}
• Galderma, a company with headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland which is exclusively focused on Dermatology
• Genentech, a U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company taken over by Roche
• Genzyme, a U.S.-based company
• Getz Pharma, the largest pharmaceutical company in Pakistan^{[citation needed]}
• Genix Pharma, the fast growing pharmaceutical company in Pakistan.^{[citation needed]} Part of Genix Health Care Limited, UK and member of A&H Group of Companies, UK.
• Gilead Sciences, a US biopharmaceutical company
• GlaxoSmithKline, also known as GSK, Britain's largest pharmaceutical company^{[citation needed]}
• Glenmark, India's leading Research based pharmaceutical Company^{[citation needed]}
• GPC Biotech, a German biopharmaceutical company
• Grindex, the largest pharmaceutical company in the Baltic States.^{[citation needed]}
• Guangxi Wonder Pharma, one of leading Corticosteroid manufacturers in China.^{[citation needed]}
• Hetero Drugs, A vertically integrated indian generic pharmaceutical company.
• Hexal Australia, an Australian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, part of the Hexal International Group
• Hexal International Group, a German generic pharmaceutical manufacturer
• Hikma, a multinational pharmaceutical company based in London, that manufactures branded and non-branded generic and in-licensed pharmaceutical products.
• Hoffmann-La Roche, or Roche, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in Switzerland^{[citation needed]}
• IMULAN BioTherapeutics, LLC, comparative medicine in immunobiology and infectious diseases
• iNova Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Limited, formerly 3M Pharmaceuticals Pty Limited, a Sydney-based company that develops and markets over-the-counter and prescription medicines.
• Institute for OneWorld Health, a nonprofit U.S.-based pharmaceutical company focused on developing infectious disease drugs for developing countries^{[citation needed]}
• Intercytex, a British healthcare company using its proprietary cell therapy technology to develop regenerative medicine products to restore skin and hair^{[citation needed]}
• Isis Pharmaceuticals, a U.S.-based company focused on development of RNA-based therapeutics
• Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson
• Janssen-Cilag, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson
• Jelfa SA, a Polish generic pharmaceutical manufacturer
• JN-International Medical Corporation, a U.S.-based company focused on developing vaccines and diagnostics for infectious disease for developing countries
• Johnson & Johnson, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in the U.S.^{[citation needed]}
• King Pharmaceuticals, a U.S.-based company
• Knoll Pharmaceuticals, formerly the pharmaceutical division of BASF, acquired by Abbott in 2001
• Krka, d. d., a Slovenian generic pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturer
• Kurve Technology, Inc., a US company specialized in development of drug delivery solutions
• Lundbeck, a Danish company

[edit] M

• Mepha Ltd, Branded Generic Pharmaceutial Company based in, Swiss
• Macleods Pharmaceuticals, a generic pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai, India
• Mayne Pharma, an Australian pharmaceutical company acquired by Hospira in 2007
• Menarini
• Merck & Co., a top 10 pharmaceutical company, based in the US
• Macquin's International, Pharmaceutical Manufactures in Pakistan
• Merck KGaA, a top 30 pharmaceutical company, based in Germany
• Medopharm, an Indian pharmaceutical company
• Merix Pharmaceutical Corp. (Merix Health Care Products), a private company based in Barrington Hills, Illinois, US, manufactures Releev, an over the counter cold sore and shingles ointment
• Meyer Organics Private Limited, with HeadQuarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, was founded in 1986 in collaboration with Omega-Meyer Ltd. of Jersey (British Isles)
• MG PRIME Pharmaceutical Inc, a pharmaceutical company based in the Philippines.
• MINT LIFE SCIENCES, a pharmaceutical company based in the India.
• Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma

[edit] N

• NanoBio services, pharmaceutical generic manufacturer company in India(Mohali)
• Natco Pharma Limited, headquartered in Hyderabad, India, manufactures branded and generic dosage forms, bulk actives and intermediates for Indian and International markets
• CHINMAYA Pharmaceuticals
• Macquin's International Pharmaceutical Manufactures in Pakistan

• Nanomi, Drug Delivery Technology provider
• Napp Pharmaceuticals
• Neucon Pvt. Ltd., pharma of marketing sector, Head Office At Gulshan e Iqbal,Karachi
• Novartis
• Nectar Lifesciences an integrated pharmaceutical company in India that manufactures generic products
• Novo Nordisk, with the highest global market share of insulin & insulin delivery devices.^{[citation needed]}
• Nucleics DNA sequencing reagents, services & software
• Nuclius Lifesciences India, manufactures branded and generic dosage forms, bulk actives and intermediates for Indian and International markets
• Nutra Pharma

[edit] O

• Ochoa Laboratories Limited
• Okasa Pharma Pvt Ltd, a leading pharmaceutical company of India^{[citation needed]}
• Olainfarm, located in Olaine, Latvia, is the second largest pharmaceutical company^{[citation needed]} in Latvia after Grindex
• Opsonin Pharma Limited, one of the largest drugs & medicine manufacturer and exporter^{[citation needed]} in Bangladesh
• Ordain Health Care
• Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
• Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., based in Japan
• Orchid Pharmaa pharmaceutical company based in India
• Onox Interworld Ent., one of the leading drug distributor based in The Philippines.
• OZ Biosciences S.A.S., Creates, develops and produces reagent based on molecular delivery system.

[edit] P

• Pak Fah Yeow International Limited, known for the Hoe Hin brand ^[7]
• Pfizer, world largest pharmaceuticals company
• Pharmacosmos, a pharmaceutical company based in Denmark
• Pharmed Medicare, among the top five fastest growing companies^{[citation needed]}
• PharmEvo Pvt Ltd, a leading pharmaceutical company of Pakistan^{[citation needed]}
• Pharma Nord, private company, Denmark
• Pierre Fabre Group
• Pliva
• Popular Pharmaceuticals Ltd, the pioneer manufacturer of generic Biotech formulations (Human Insulin) in Bangladesh^{[citation needed]}
• Procter & Gamble
• PRO.MED.CZ Praha a.s., Czech Republic
• Purdue Pharma, private company, maker of Oxcycontin
• Pharmapick, Fastest growing marketing support company, makers of Visual Aids, Literature s, Patient Education Programmes

[edit] R

• Ranbaxy, Generic arm of Daichi Sankyo
• Rhys Health care Pvt Ltd
• Renovo is a biopharmaceutical company based in Manchester, UK
• Respa Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a US based solid dosage manufacturer/distributor
• Roche research-focused healthcare with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics

[edit] S

• Schering-Plough
• Shuzhong Pharmacy Co.,Ltd., Top 5 pharmaceutical company in China
• Sinoway Pharmaceuticals Manufacturer one of the best pharmaceutical companies from China^{[citation needed]}
• Sara Pharmaceuticals, a growing pharmaceutical company from India^{[citation needed]}
• Searle Pakistan Limited (SPL), one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Pakistan^{[citation needed]}
• Sanofi-Aventis, a global top-20 pharmaceutical company based in France^{[citation needed]}
• Sanquin Pharmaceutical Services, a Dutch company
• Sepracor, a growing pharmaceutical company^{[citation needed]} whose products include Lunesta and Xopenex
• Servier Laboratories
• Shire Pharmaceuticals Group, a British company
• Sigma Pharmaceuticals Limited, an Australian company
• Siza International Limited, a Pakistani company
• Solvay Group
• [Square Pharmaceuticals Limited], largest pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh
• Stratpharma AG, a Swiss pharmaceutical company, focused on dermatology
• Strides Arcolab Limited, one of the world leaders in softgel capsule
• Sun Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Mumbai, India, make pharmaceuticals and speciality Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) for international markets and for India
• Swiss Health.,
• SwissPharmatech Co., a global Pharmaceutical Firm focusing on Cardiovascular and Antidiabetic Drugs based in the Philippines.

[edit] T

• Takeda, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in Japan^{[citation needed]}
• TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc, a joint-venture of Abbott and Takeda, created without discovery or manufacturing capabilities
• Temmler, pharmaceutical contract manufacturer with production sites in Germany, Ireland, Italy and Switzerland an independent manufacturer of branded generics
• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, a global (top-20) manufacturer of mainly generic pharmaceuticals, based in Israel.^{[citation needed]}
• Torrent Pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer of mainly generic pharmaceuticals, based in India.^{[citation needed]}
• T&G Medicare, a manufacturer of mainly generic pharmaceuticals, based in India.www.tandgmedicare.com

[edit] U-Z

• UCB, a Belgian biopharmaceutical company
• Valeant, formerly ICN Pharmaceuticals, a U.S.-based company
• Vanguard Group of Companies, an India based company
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a U.S.-based company
• Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a U.S.-based company
• ViroPharma, a U.S.-based company
• Wings Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. , an India company with major national top brand genrics . A 20.8 million dollar company
• Xian Janssen
• XL Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. , an India based manufacturing and exporting company having presence in more than 22 nations
• Zeltia, a Spanish holding company whose Biotechnological Sector subsidiaries includes PharmaMar, Genomica, S.A.U., Neuropharma and Sylentis S.A.U..^[8]
• Zentiva, a Czech company

[edit] See also

• International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations
• European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs
• European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
• List of pharmaceutical manufacturers in the UK
• List of biotechnology companies
• EuropaBio, the European Association for Bioindustries

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