List of pharmaceutical companies

This listing is limited to those independent companies and subsidiaries notable enough to have their own articles in Wikipedia. Both going concerns and defunct firms are included, as well as firms that were part of the pharmaceutical industry at some time in their existence, provided they were engaged in the production of human (as opposed to veterinary) therapeutics. Included here are companies engaged not only in pharmaceutical development, but also supply chain management and device development, including compounding pharmacies.

Firms with no marketed products but which are working on pharmaceutical development as well as mature firms with a post-marketed portfolios have been included here.

Retail pharmacies; intellectual property holding firms; firms specialized in the collection, fractionation and distribution of human blood; medical device manufacturers where the device is not related to pharmaceutical administration; ayurvedic, homeopathic, traditional Chinese medicinal and herbal supplement (e.g. unani in Bangladesh) manufacturers are not included.

Entry titles have been shortened in a number of cases, so that if the article title of a company is "XYZ Pharma", for instance, the entry will appear here as "XYZ".

Companies which existed as a joint venture for their entire existence are indicated by a super-script "JV", as in Perseid^JV.

Alphabetical listing—active firms

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

#—A

• AAH (1892– )
• Abbott (1888– )
• AbbVie (2013– )
• Abiomed (1981– )
• Abivax (2013– )
• Acadia (1993– )
• ACG Group (1961– )
• ACI Limited (conglomerate which includes a pharmaceutical subsidiary; 1973– )
• ACME Laboratories (1954– )
• Acorda (1995– )
• Adcock Ingram (1890– )
• Advanced Accelerator Applications (2002– )
• Advanz (1963– )
• Advaxis (2006– )
• Ajanta (1973– )
• Alcon (former Novartis subsidiary; 2019– )
• Alembic (1907– )
• Alexion (1992– )
• ALK-Abelló (1923– )
• Alkaloid (conglomerate which includes a pharmaceutical subsidiary; 1936– )
• Alkem (1973– )
• Alkermes (1987– )
• Almirall (1943– )
• Alnylam (2002– )
• Alphapharm (1982– )
• Altana (chemical company that once had a pharmaceuticals division; ????–2006)
• Alzheon (2013– )
• Amgen (1980– )
• Amneal (2002– )
• Aplia (bef 2009– )
• Amrutanjan Healthcare (1893– )
• Angelini (1919– )
• Annexin
• Antibody Solutions (1995– )
• Apotex (1974– )
• Arbutus (2007– )
• AryoGen (2009– )
• Aspen Pharmacare (a pharma holding company; 1850– )
• Assertio (1995– )
• Astellas (2005– )
• Astex (1999– )
• AstraZeneca (1999– )
• Aurobindo (1986– )
• Avax (bef. 2006– )
• Avella (1996– )
• Aventis (subsidiary of Sanofi; 1956– )

B—D

• B. Braun (1839– )
• Bausch & Lomb (subsidiary of Bausch Health; 1853– )
• Bausch Health (1959– )
• Bavarian Nordic (1994– )
• Baxter (1931– )
• Bayer (1863– )
• BCM (subsidiary of Fareva; 1991– )
• Beacon (2006– )
• BeiGene (2010– )
• Benitec (1997– )
• Besins Healthcare (1885– )
• Beximco (1980– )
• Bharat Biotech (1996– )
• Bial (1924– )
• Biocon (1978– )
• BioCryst (1986– )
• Bioderma (1977– )
• Bio Farma (1890– )
• Biogen (1978– )
• Bioinvent (1983– )
• BioLineRx (2003– )
• BioMarin (1997– )
• bioMérieux (1963– )
• BiondVax (2003– )
• Bioverativ (2016– )
• Biovest
• Biovista (2005– )
• Bluepharma (1990s– )
• Boehringer Ingelheim (1885– )
• Bosnalijek (1951– )
• Bristol-Myers Squibb (1887– )
• BTG (1991– )
• Cadila Healthcare (1952– )
• Cadila (1952– )
• Camurus (1991– )
• Canadian Plasma Resources (2012– )
• CanSinoBIO (2009– )
• Capsugel (1931– )
• Catalent (2007– )
• Cathay Drug (1952– )
• Cederroth (1895– )
• Celesio (1835– )
• Celgene (1986– )
• Celltrion (2002– )
• Century (1966– )
• Ceragenix (????– )
• CFR (1922– )
• Chemidex (1981– )
• Cheng Fong (Before 2016– )
• Chiesi (1935– )
• Chugai (1943– )
• CinnaGen (1994– )
• Cipla (1935– )
• Clovis Oncology (2009– )
• Coco (2013– )
• Compugen (1993– )
• Covidien (2007– )
• Crookes Healthcare (subsidiary of Reckitt Benckiser; 1918– )
• CSL (1916– )
• CSL Behring (subsidiary of CSL; 1904– )
• CSPC (1992- )
• CSPC Zhongrun (1989– )
• CureVac (2000– )
• CytRx (1985– )
• Daiichi Sankyo (2005– )
• Danco Laboratories (2000– )
• Debiopharm (1979– )
• Dechra (1997- )
• Dentsply Sirona (1899– )
• Deurali-Janta (1988– )
• Diamyd Medical
• Diffusion (2001– )
• Dr. Reddy's (1984– )

E—L

• Eisai (1944– )
• Elanco (2019- )
• Elder (1989– )
• Eli Lilly and Company (1876– )
• Emcure (1983– )
• Emergent (1998– )
• EMS (1950– )
• Endo (1997– )
• Epitopoietic Research Corporation (2006– )
• Eskayef (1990– )
• Esteve (1920– )
• Excision BioTherapeutics (2015- )
• Exelgyn (1997- )
• Fabre-Kramer (1992– )
• Fareva (1985– )
• Faron (2003– )
• Fermentek (1995– )
• Ferring (1950– )
• Fortress (2006– )
• Fortune Pharmacal (1954– )
• Fosun (1994- )
• Fresenius (1912– )
• Fulhold (2014– )
• Galapagos NV (1999– )
• Galderma (1981– )
• Gedeon Richter (1901– )
• General (1984– )
• Genmab (1999– )
• Genset (1989– )
• Giaconda (2004– )
• Gilead, parent of Kite (1987– )
• Glatt group (1954– )
• Glenmark (1977– )
• Grifols (1940– )
• Grindeks (1991– )
• Grünenthal (1946– )
• GSK (2000– )
• Guangzhou (1951– )
• GW (subsidiary of Jazz Pharmaceuticals; 1998– )
• Hanhong (2012– )
• Hanmi (1973– )
• Hansoh (1995– )
• Harbin (1988- )
• Hebei Yuxing Bio-Engineering Co. Ltd (????– )
• Help Remedies (2008– )
• Himispherx (1990– )
• Herron (????– )
• Hetero Drugs (1993– )
• Hikma (1978– )
• Hisamitsu (1847– )
• Horizon (2005– )
• Hovione (1959– )
• Huadong Medicine (1993– )
• Hypera (2001– )
• Immuron (bef 2005– )
• Incepta (1999– )
• Incyte (1991– )
• Intas (1984– )
• Intellia Therapeutics (2014– )
• Ionis (1989– )
• Ipca (1949– )
• Ipsen (1929– )
• ITH (2008– )
• Janssen (1953– )
• Jazz (2003– )
• Jiangsu Hengrui (1970- )
• Jilin Aodong Medicine (1993– )
• JN-International Medical Corporation (1998– )
• Johnson & Johnson (1886– )
• Jointown (1999- )
• Julphar (1980– )
• Kalbe Farma (1966– )
• Kangmei (????– )
• Kimia Farma (1971– )
• Kissei (1946– )
• Kite (2009– )
• Knight (1995– )
• Kunming (Before 2007– )
• Kyowa Hakko Kirin (1949– )
• Laboratoires Expanscience (1950– )
• Laboratoires Pierre Fabre (1951– )
• Lawley (1995– )
• Leo (1908– )
• LIFSE (1947– )
• Lijun (Before 2005– )
• Liminal (1988– )
• Locus (2015– )
• Lundbeck (1915– )
• Lupin Limited (1968– )

M—P

• Mallinckrodt (1867– )
• MannKind (1991– )
• McGuff (1979– )
• McNeil Consumer Healthcare (subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson; 1879– )
• Medac (1970– )
• Medherant (2015– )
• Medivir (1988– )
• Medochemie (1976– )
• Melior Discovery (2005– )
• Menarini (1886– )
• Merck & Co. (1891– )
• Merck Group (1668– )
• Mitsubishi Tanabe (2007– )
• Moderna (2010– )
• Molecular Partners (2004– )
• Mundipharma (1952– )
• Mustang (2015– )
• Nanjing Ange (2003– )
• Napp (1923– )
• NatiVita (2012– )
• NicOx (1996– )
• North China (1953- )
• NovaBay (2000– )
• Novartis (1996– )
• Novavax (1987– )
• Novo Nordisk (1923– )
• Noxxon (1997– )
• Octapharma (1983– )
• Oncolytics (1998– )
• Onyx (1992– )
• Orexo (1995– )
• Organon & Co. (2020- )
• Orifarm (1994- )
• Orion (1965– )
• Orion (1917– )
• Ortho-McNeil (1993– )
• Otis Clapp (1840–)
• Otsuka (1964– )
• Oxford Biomedica (1995– )
• Oystershell NV (1979– )
• PainCeptor (2004– )
• Panacea Biotec (1984– )
• Parke-Davis (subsidiary of Pfizer; 1866– )
• PATH (1977– )
• Patheon (1974– )
• Perrigo (1887– )
• Pfizer (1849– )
• Pfizer UK (subsidiary of Pfizer; 1952– )
• Pharmaceutical Product Development (1985– )
• Pharma Nord (1981– )
• Pharmacosmos (1965– )
• Pharmascience (1983– )
• Phibro Animal Health (1946- )
• Piramal Group (1984– )
• PKU Healthcare (1993– )
• Pluri (2001– )
• Procter & Gamble (1837– )
• ProMetic Life Sciences (1994– )
• ProQR (2012– )
• Protalix (1993– )

Q—T

• Quantum (2004– )
• Recherche et Industrie Thérapeutiques (1945– )
• Reckitt (1999– )
• Regeneron (1988– )
• Renata (1993– )
• Repligen (1981– )
• Roche (1896– )
• RosePharma (2003– )
• Rubicon Research (1999– )
• Saidal (1984– )
• Salubris (1998– )
• Sangamo Therapeutics (1995– )
• Sanofi (2004– )
• Serum Institute of India (1966– )
• Servier (1954– )
• Shanghai (1994- )
• Shenzhen Kangtai (1992- )
• Shionogi (1878– )
• Sido Muncul (1940– )
• SIGA Technologies (1995– )
• Sihuan (Before 2014- )
• Silence (1994- )
• Simcere (1995- )
• Sino (2000- )
• Sinopharm (1998- )
• Sinopharm Group (2003– )
• Sinovac (1999– )
• Solvay (1863– )
• Somnogen Canada Inc (????– )
• Square (1958– )
• Stallergenes Greer (2015– )
• SPC (1971– )
• Sphere Fluidics (2010– )
• Square (1958– )
• STADA Arzneimittel (1895– )
• Stiefel (subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline; 1847– )
• Strides (1990– )
• Stryker (1941– )
• Sumitomo (2005– )
• Sun (1983– )
• Sunovion (formerly Sepracor) (1984– )
• Sutro (2003– )
• Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (2001– )
• Taisho (1912– )
• Takeda (1781– )
• Taro (1950– )
• Tasly (1994– )
• Teva (1901– )
• Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (division of Teva; 1935– )
• Teva Canada (1965– )
• Theramex (2018– )
• Thornton & Ross (1922– )
• Tilray (2013– )
• Tonix (2011– )
• Torque (1985- )
• Torrent (1959– )
• Turing (2015– )

U—Z

• UCB (1928– )
• Unichem (1944– )
• Unilab (1945– )
• Unilever (1929– )
• USV Private Limited (1961– )
• Veloxis (1999– )
• Veranova (formerly MacFarlan Smith) (1815– )
• Vernalis Research (2018– )
• Vertex (1989– )
• Viatris (2020– )
• ViiV Healthcare (2009– )
• ViroMed (1996– )
• Wilson Therapeutics (2012– )
• Wockhardt (1960s– )
• WuXi AppTec (2000– )
• Xiangxue (1986– )
• Yangtze River (1971- )
• Yuhan (1926– )
• Yunnan Baiyao Group (Before 2016– )
• Zandu Realty (1910– )
• Zealand (1998– )
• Zentiva (1998– )
• Zoetis (1952– )
• Zymeworks (2003– )

Alphabetical listing—defunct firms

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

#—A

• 3M (mid-1960s to 2006; formerly Riker Laboratories)
• Abraxis BioScience (2001–2010)
• Actavis (1984–2015)
• Actelion (1997–2017)
• Allen & Hanburys (1715–1958)
• Allergan (1948–2015)
• Allergan (2013–2019; formerly Actavis)
• Alza (1968–2001)
• Amersham plc (1946–2003)
• Amylin (1987–2012)
• Anacor (2002–2016)
• Angiotech (1992–after 2017)
• Antibe (2010–2024)
• ApothéCure (1991–2013)
• Aptalis (2011–2014)
• ARIAD (1991–2017)
• Astra (1913–1999)
• Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (1910–2022)

B—D

• Barr (1970–2008)
• Baxalta (2015–2016)
• Beecham Group (1859–1989)
• Biolex (1997–2012)
• Bionova (1996–abt 2012)
• Biotie Therapies (1998–2016)
• Biovail (1991–2010)
• Boehringer Mannheim (1817—1997)
• Bradley (1985–2008)
• British Biotech (1986–2003)
• Buckley's (1919–2002)
• Cambridge Antibody Technology (1989–2007)
• CancerVax (1998–2005)
• Cangene (1984–2014)
• CareFusion (2009–2015)
• Celltech (1980–2004)
• Cephalon (1987–2011)
• Chiron Corporation (1981–2006)
• Chiroscience (1991–1999)
• Crucell (2000–2010)
• Cubist (1992–2015)
• Cutter (1897–1974)
• Cynapsus (1984–2016)
• Dabur (1884–2008)
• Dawakhana Shifaul Amraz (1894–2000)
• Distillers Biochemicals (1942–1963)
• Drug Houses of Australia (1936–2006)

E—L

• Empire (1959–1967)
• Epix (20??–2009)
• F. H. Faulding & Co (1845–2005)
• Fisons (1843–1995)
• Forest Laboratories (1956–2014)
• Genetics Institute (1980–1996)
• Genzyme (1981–2011)
• G.D. Searle (1888–1985)
• G.F. Harvey Company (1880–1958)
• GPC Biotech (1997–2009)
• Graceway (????–2011)
• Hoechst (1863–1999)
• Hospira (2004–2015)
• Human Genome Sciences (1992–2012)
• IL (????–2006)
• Immutep (2001–2014)
• Institute for OneWorld Health (2000–2011)
• James Woolley, Sons and Co. (1833–1962)
• Jenapharm (1950–2001)
• Jennerex (2003–2014)
• Juno (2013–2018)
• King (1993–2010)
• Knoll (1886–1975)
• KV (1942–2009)

M—P

• Martek Biosciences (1985–2011)
• Massone (company) (????- )
• Mayne (2005–2007)
• Maxygen (1997–2013)
• Medarex (1987–2009)
• Meda (1995–2016)
• MedImmune (1988–2019)
• Miles Laboratories (1884–1995)
• Movetis (2006–2010)
• Mylan (1961–2019)
• Nereus (1988–2012)
• Nuvelo (1992–2009)
• Nycomed (1874–2011)
• Omega (1987–2015)
• Ortho (1931–1993)
• OSI (1983–2010)
• Par (1978–2015)
• Perseid^JV (2009–2011)
• Pharmacia (1911–1995)
• Pharmacia & Upjohn (1995–2002)
• Plexxikon (2001–2011)
• Pliva (1921–2006)
• Poulenc Frères (1827–1928)
• PowderJect (1993–2003)
• Profound (1999–2008)
• Proteolix (2003–2009)
• Purdue (1892–2019)

R—T

• Ranbaxy Laboratories (1961–2014)
• Reliant (????–2007)
• Renovo (1998–2011)
• Rhône-Poulenc (1928–1999)
• Roussel Uclaf (1911–1997)
• S. E. Massengill Company (1898–2011)
• Salix (1989–2015)
• Sanofi Pasteur (2004–2016)
• Santaris (2003–2023)
• Schering AG (1851–2006)
• Schering-Plough (1971–2009)
• Serono (1906–2006)
• Shire (1986–2019)
• Sigma Healthcare (1912–2010)
• Smith, Kline & French (1891–2000)
• Sterling Drug (1901–1994)
• Sucampo (1996–2018)
• Tanox (1986–2007)
• Telesta (1979–2016)
• Tibotec (1994–2002)
• Trubion (1999–2010)

U—Z

• Upjohn (1886–1995)
• Vectura (1997–2021)
• Vernalis Group (1991–2003)
• Vernalis plc (2003–2018)
• ViroPharma (1994–2014)
• Warner Chilcott (1968–2013)
• Warner-Lambert (1955–2000)
• Wyeth (1860–2009)
• Zeneca (1993–1999)
• Zonite Products Corporation (1922–aft 1955)
• ZymoGenetics (1981–2019)

See also

• List of largest biomedical companies by market capitalization
• List of largest biomedical companies by revenue
• List of pharmaceutical manufacturers in the UK