Perrigo

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The L. Perrigo Company was founded in 1887 in Allegan, Michigan, United States, by Luther Perrigo. It is the largest maker of private label over-the-counter pharmaceuticals in the United States. In 2005 it had 5,848 full-time employees.

Perrigo Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of consumer healthcare products, generic prescription drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), and consumer products primarily in the United States, Israel, Europe, and Mexico.

Segments

The company operates in three segments; Consumer Healthcare, Rx Pharmaceuticals, and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. The Consumer Healthcare segment offers over-the-counter pharmaceutical and nutritional products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. This segment offers analgesic, cough/cold/allergy/sinus, gastrointestinal, smoking cessation, first aid, antacids, hemorrhoidal remedies, motion sickness, sleep aid products, feminine hygiene products, vitamin, and nutritional supplement products.

The Rx Pharmaceuticals segment engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of generic prescription drug products in the United States. This segment provides creams, ointments, lotions, gels, and solutions, as well as nasal sprays, foams, and transdermal devices.

The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients segment supports the development and manufacturing of API products in Israel and Germany, with sales to customers worldwide. The company also offers cosmetics, toiletries, detergents, manufactured and imported pharmaceutical products, and medical diagnostic products. The company’s customers include national and regional retail drug, supermarket, wholesalers, and mass merchandise chains.

Management

Key executives include David T. Gibbons (Executive Chairman), Joseph C. Papa (Chief Executive Officer and President) and Moshe Arkin (Vice Chairman, Vice Chairman of Perrigo Global Generics, Vice Chairman of API, General Manager of Perrigo Global Generics, and General Manager of API).

The Perrigo family no longer owns the company, but still reside in Allegan.