Largest 50 pharmaceutical companies

The following is a list of the largest pharmaceutical and biotech companies ranked by healthcare revenue. Some companies (eg, Bayer 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, and/or R&D expenditure in excess of $500 million, and represents the first 30 or so companies in this list.

Source: Top 50 pharmaceutical companies, MedAdNews, September 2007

Alphabetical listing

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

1-A

• 3M, now called iNova is a diversified global technology company based in the United States which produces pharmaceuticals as part of its health care business
• Abbott Laboratories, a top-20 pharma company based in the United States
• Acambis, a vaccine development company with offices in Cambridge, US and Cambridge UK
• Active Biotech, a Swedish pharmaceutical company specialising in immunology
• Alcon, a Swiss pharmaceutical company specialising in ophthalmology
• Alkermes, an American company
• Allergan, an American multinational
• Alliance Pharmaceuticals, an emerging British pharmaceutical company
• 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 1st, 2007, Altana Pharma is part of the Nycomed Group
• Ambe Limited (UK), a UK pharmaceutical distribution company formed in 1999
• Amico Laboratories, a pharma company based in Bangladesh
• ALZA Corporation, an American company acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2001
• Amgen, a top-20 pharma company based in the United States
• Antara Biosciences, a biotechnology company based in the United States
• Ardana Bioscience, a Scottish pharmaceutical company specialising in reproductive health
• Astellas Pharma, a Japanese company formed in 2005 through the merger of Fujisawa Pharmaceutical and Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical
• Astra AB, a former Swedish company which in 1999 merged with Zeneca Group PLC to form AstraZeneca
• AstraZeneca, a top-20 pharma company based in the United Kingdom formed in 1999 through the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group PLC
• Aventis, a former French company which in 2004 merged with Sanofi-Synthélabo to form Sanofi-Aventis
• Axcan Pharma, a specialty pharma company based in Quebec, Canada

B-D

• Barr, a specialty pharma company based in the United States
• Bargn Farmaceutici Phils. Co., a pharmaceutical / cosmeceutical company based in the philippines maker of COSMO Skin
• Bayer, a top-20 pharma company based in Germany
• Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, pharma company based in Bangladesh
• Bial, a Portuguese pharmaceutical company
• Biogen Idec, an American company formed in 2003 through the merger of Biogen and Idec Pharmaceuticals
• Biolex, an American company
• BioPort, an American vaccine manufacturer and a subsidiary of Emergent BioSolutions
• Biotecnol, a Portuguese company*
• Biovail, the largest Canadian pharmaceutical company
• Biovitrum, a Swedish company
• Bio-X Healthcare, a Belgian pharmaceutical company specialising in oral healthcare
• Boehringer-Ingelheim, a top-20 pharma company based in Germany
• Bosch Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd. (external link), , Pakistan's leading pharmaceutical company specializing in Cephalosporins, Penicillins, Quinolones and Biotech products
• Bristol-Myers Squibb, a top-20 pharma company based in the United States
• Catalytica, a former American company which merged with Synotex Company in 2000 to form DSM Catalytica Pharmaceuticals, now known as DSM Pharmaceuticals
• Celltech, a former British company acquired by the Belgian company UCB in 2004
• Cipla, an Indian company best known as a manufacturer of anti-AIDS drugs
• Crucell, a Dutch biotechnology company specialising in vaccines
• Daiichi Pharmaceuticals, a former Japanese company which merged with Sankyo Co., Ltd. in 2005 to form Daiichi Sankyo
• Daiichi Sankyo, a Japanese holding company established in 2005 for the management integration of Sankyo and Daiichi Pharmaceuticals
• Diabetology Ltd
• Diosynth, a Dutch company, merged in 2005 with sister company Organon, both were part of the Dutch Akzo Nobel. In 2007, Akzo Nobel announced the intended sale of Organon to Schering-Plough
• Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences (external link), an American company focused on topical therapeutics
• DSM Pharmaceuticals
• Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd {^[1]}, Pharmaceutical Company

E-L

• Eli Lilly and Company, a top-20 pharma company based in the United States
• Emcure Pharma, A pharma company based in the India
• Ethypharm (external link) a French company specialized in the development of drug delivery solutions for the pharmaceutical industry
• Ferozsons Laboratories, A Pakistani based company which is exclusively focused on Gastroenterology.
• Galderma, A French based company which is exclusively focused on Dermatology
• Galen Limited, a Northern Irish pharmaceutical company
• Genentech, an American biopharmaceutical company, considered to have founded the biotechnology industry as a whole
• Genzyme, an American company
• Getz Pharma, a Pakistani company, the th largest Pharmaceutival company in Pakistan
• Gilead Sciences, an American biopharmaceutical company
• GlaxoSmithKline, also known as GSK, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical company
• GPC Biotech, a German biopharmaceutical company
• Grindex external link, the largest pharmaceutical company in the Baltic States.
• Hexal Australia, an Australian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, part of the Hexal International Group
• Hexal International Group (external link), a German generic pharmaceutical manufacturer
• Hoffmann-La Roche, or Roche, a top-20 pharma company based in Switzerland
• Hospira, a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company
• ICN Pharmaceuticals, now known as Valeant
• Institute for OneWorld Health, a nonprofit American pharmaceutical company focused on developing infectious disease drugs for developing countries
• Intercytex, a British healthcare company using its proprietary cell therapy technology to develop innovative regenerative medicine products to restore skin and hair
• Isis Pharmaceuticals (external link), an American 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 (external link), a Polish generic pharmaceutical manufacturer
• Johnson & Johnson, a top-20 pharma company based in the United States
• King Pharmaceuticals, an American 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. (external link) an American company specialized in the development of drug delivery solutions for the pharmaceutical industry
• LEO Pharma, a Danish pharmaceutical company
• Lundbeck, a Danish company

M-Z

• Mansfield-King
• Mayne Pharma, an Australian pharmaceutical company acquired by Hospira in 2007
• MedImmune USA biotech company acquired by AstraZeneca in 2007
• Menarini (external link)
• Merck & Co., a top 10 pharmaceutical company, based in USA
• Merck KGaA, a top 30 pharmaceutical company, based in Germany
• Medopharm, an Indian pharmaceutical company
• Merix Pharmaceutical Corp. (Merix Health Care Products) Based in USA
• Meyer Organics
• MGI Pharma
• MGI Pharma (external link)
• Millennium Pharmaceuticals
• Napp Pharmaceuticals (external link)
• Novartis
• Novo Nordisk Global leader in Diabetes care. Currently has the highest global market share of insulin & insulin delivery devices. Also caters for Growth Hormone and Hemophilia care.
• Nucleics DNA sequencing reagents, services & software
• Nutra Pharma (external link)
• Ordain Health Care^[2]
• Organon International (Organon) products, the healthcare division of Akzo Nobel
• oyster pharma pvt ltd (oyster pharma ) [1], the leading pharmaceutical manufacturer of indiaOasis biotech
• Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
• Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. (external link), based in Japan
• Ovation Pharma
• Pfizer
• Pharmacia, now part of Pfizer
• Pharmacosmos, a pharmaceutical company based in Denmark
• Pharma Focus Asia Pharma Industry
• Pharmed Medicare, Among top five fastst growing companiesPharmedPharmed
• Pierre Fabre Group
• Plethico Pharmaceuticals Ltd,external link an Indian pharmaceutical company which recently acquired US-based Natrol Inc for $80.7 million
• Pliva
• Procter & Gamble
• Purdue Pharma, private company, maker of Oxcycontin
• Global Pharmaceutical Company
• Ranbaxy
• Renovo, plc.
• Roche
• Sara Pharmaceuticals A growing pharmaceutical company from India
• Searle Pharmaceutical, A leading Pharmaceutical of Pakistan
• Sanofi-Aventis, a global top-20 pharmaceutical company based in France
• Schering, a German company that merged in 2006 with Bayer to form Bayer Schering Pharma
• Schering-Plough, an American company created during World War II through seizure of assets from Schering
• Sepracor, a growing pharmaceutical company whose products include Lunesta and Xopenex
• Serono, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company now part of Merck KGaA
• Servier Laboratories
• Shire Pharmaceuticals Group, a British company
• Solvay Group
• Sugen, purchased by Pfizer in 2003
• Stiefel Laboratories(external link) One of the world leaders in dermatology.
• Sun Pharmaceutical Industriesrewtw
• Takeda, a top-20 pharma company based in Japan
• TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc (external link), a joint-venture of Abbott and Takeda, created without discovery or manufacturing capabilities
• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, (external link) a global (top-20) manufacturer of mainly generic pharmaceuticals, based in Israel.
• ThePharmaNetwork, (external link) TPN capitalizes on its knowledge, flexibility, speed and ability to execute strategic plans that offer concrete and innovative solutions to companies throughout the global pharmaceutical supply chain.
• UCB, a Belgian biopharmaceutical company
• Valeant, formerly ICN Pharmaceuticals, an American company
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals, an American company
• Viasys Healthcare, formerly Huntleigh Healthcare and subsequently sold to Cardinal Health in 2007
• Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an American company
• ViroPharma, an American company
• Wesly Pharmaceuticals a Chennai based Indian company with a global vision.
• Wyeth, formerly American Home Products, a top-20 pharma company based in the United States
• Zeltia, a Spanish holding company which includes Pharma Mar, Genomica, Zelnova, XYLazel, Promax and NeuroPharma.
• Zentiva, a Czech company

See also

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

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