List of pharmaceutical companies

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The following is a list of the twelve largest pharmaceutical companies ranked by revenue as of July 2009^[update] in the Fortune Global 500.^[1]

Rank[1]	Company	Country	Total Revenues (USD millions)	Net income/ (loss) (USD millions)	Employees
1	Johnson & Johnson	United States	63,747.0[2]	12,949.0	118,700
2	Pfizer	United States	48,296.0[3]	8,104.0	81,800
3	GlaxoSmithKline	United Kingdom	44,654.0[4]	8,438.6	99,003
4	Roche	Switzerland	44,267.5[5]	8,288.1	80,080
5	Sanofi-Aventis	France	42,179.0[6]	5,636.7	98,213
6	Novartis	Switzerland	41,459.0[7]	8,195.0	96,717
7	AstraZeneca	United Kingdom/ Sweden	31,601.0[8]	6,101.0	65,000
8	Abbott Laboratories	United States	29,527.6[9]	4,880.7	68,838
9	Merck	United States	23,850.3[10]	7,808.4	55,200
10	Wyeth	United States	22,833.9[11]	4,417.8	47,426
11	Bristol-Myers Squibb	United States	21,366.0[12]	5,247.0	35,000
12	Eli Lilly	United States	20,378.0[13]	(2,071.9)	40,500

The following is a list of the 49 largest pharmaceutical and biotech companies ranked by healthcare revenue as of 2008^[update].^[14] Some companies (eg, Johnson and Johnson and Procter & Gamble) have additional revenue not included here.^{[citation needed]}

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Rank[14]	Company	Country	Total Revenues (USD millions)	Healthcare R&D 2008 (USD millions)	Net income/ (loss) 2008 (USD millions)	Employees 2008
1	Pfizer[15] (with Wyeth[16])	U.S.	70,696	11,318	14,111	137,127
2	Johnson & Johnson	U.S.	63,747	NA	10,576	119,200
3	Bayer [17]	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[18]	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	NA	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	NA	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	NA	-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	Abdi Ibrahim Ilac	Turkey	850[1]	100	250	1,700
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]}
• 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 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]}
• Anavex Life Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of new drugs
• 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
• Avax Technologies, a pharmaceutical company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[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^[when?] 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
• Biotecnol, a Portuguese company
• Biovail, the largest Canadian pharmaceutical company^{[citation needed]}
• Biovitrum, a Swedish company
• Boehringer-Ingelheim, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in Germany^{[citation needed]}
• Bristol-Myers Squibb, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in the U.S.^{[citation needed]}
• Celgene, a multinational biopharmaceutical company
• 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
• 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

[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^{[citation needed]}
• 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 Laboratories, 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]}
• Gilead Sciences, a US biopharmaceutical company
• GlaxoSmithKline, also known as GSK, Britain's largest pharmaceutical company^{[citation needed]}
• GPC Biotech, a German biopharmaceutical company
• Hetero Drugs, A vertically integrated indian generic pharmaceutical company.
• Hexal Australia, an Australian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, part of the Hexal International Group
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals, a multinational pharmaceutical company based in London, that manufactures branded and non-branded generic and in-licensed pharmaceutical products.
• Hoffmann–La Roche research-focused healthcare with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics
• Hospira, a global pharmaceutical and drug delivery company based in the U.S.
• IMULAN BioTherapeutics, LLC, comparative medicine in immunobiology and infectious diseases
• 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]}
• Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson
• 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
• Krka, d. d., a Slovenian generic pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturer
• Lundbeck, a Danish company

[edit] M

• Menarini
• Merck & Co., a top-10 pharmaceutical company, based in the US^{[citation needed]}
• Merck KGaA, a top-30 pharmaceutical company, based in Germany^{[citation needed]}

[edit] N

• Nectar Lifesciences an integrated pharmaceutical company in India that manufactures generic products
• Novartis
• Novo Nordisk, with the highest global market share of insulin and insulin delivery devices.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] O

• Orion Pharma, based in Finland
• Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
• Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., based in Japan

[edit] P

• Panacea Biotec Ltd, Pharmaceutical & Vaccine research based company in India
• Pfizer, world largest pharmaceuticals company^{[citation needed]}
• Pharmacosmos, a pharmaceutical company based in Denmark
• Pharma Nord, private company, Denmark
• Pierre Fabre Group
• Pliva
• Procter & Gamble
• Purdue Pharma, private company, maker of Oxcycontin

[edit] R

• Ranbaxy Laboratories, Generic arm of Daichi Sankyo
• Renovo is a biopharmaceutical company based in Manchester, UK
• Respa Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a US based solid dosage manufacturer/distributor

[edit] S

• Schering-Plough
• Sanofi-Aventis, a global top-20 pharmaceutical company based in France^{[citation needed]}
• Sepracor, a growing pharmaceutical company^{[citation needed]} whose products include Lunesta and Xopenex
• Servier Laboratories
• Shire Pharmaceuticals Group, a British company
• Sigma Pharmaceuticals, an Australian company
• Solvay Group
• Sun Pharmaceutical, headquartered in Mumbai, India, make pharmaceuticals and speciality Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) for international markets and for India

[edit] T

• Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in Japan^{[citation needed]}
• TAP Pharmaceutical Products, 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]}

[edit] U-Z

• UCB, a Belgian biopharmaceutical company
• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, formerly ICN Pharmaceuticals, a U.S.-based company
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a U.S.-based company
• Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a U.S.-based company
• ViroPharma, a U.S.-based company
• 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

[edit] References