GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) is a global healthcare group engaged in the creation, discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical and consumer health-related products. It has and operations in some 114 countries, with products sold in over 140 countries. The Company... more

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is a pharmaceutical company that develops, produces and markets generic drugs covering all major treatment categories. The Company has an innovative pharmaceutical business, whose principal products are Copaxone for multiple sclerosis and Azilect for... more

Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck) is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a range of products to improve human and animal health. The Company’s operations are principally managed on a products basis and comprises of two business... more

Cardinal Health, Inc. (Cardinal Health) is a global company serving the healthcare industry. Cardinal Health’s distribution businesses consolidate pharmaceuticals and medical products from thousands of manufacturers into site-specific deliveries to retail pharmacies, hospitals, physician... more

Alpharma Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for humans and animals. As of April 2, 2008, the Company operated in two business segments: Pharmaceuticals and Animal Health (AH). The Company markets an extended... more

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups in the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. As the world's biggest biotech company and an innovator of products and services for the early detection, prevention, diagnosis and... more

Aventis (NYSE: AVE) is dedicated to improving life by treating and preventing human disease through the discovery and development of innovative prescription drugs for important therapeutic areas as well as human vaccines. Aventis Pasteur is the vaccine division within Aventis. In 2001,... more

Schering-Plough Corporation (Schering-Plough) is a global science-based healthcare company with prescription, consumer and animal health products. Through internal research and collaborations with business partners, Schering-Plough discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced... more

Hospira, Inc. (Hospira) is a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company. Hospira is engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of specialty injectable pharmaceuticals and medication delivery systems that deliver drugs and intravenous (I.V.) fluids. Hospira is also... more

Perrigo Company is a global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and consumer products. The Company’s three segments are Consumer... more

Abbott Laboratories is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a diversified line of healthcare products. It has four segments. The Pharmaceutical Products segment’s products include adult and pediatric pharmaceuticals. The Diagnostic Products segment’s products... more

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) is engaged in the discovery, development, licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of pharmaceuticals and other healthcare-related products. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company had three segments: Pharmaceuticals,... more

Novartis AG provides healthcare solutions that address the evolving needs of patients and societies.

Mylan Laboratories Inc. is a leading pharmaceutical company with three principal subsidiaries, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mylan Technologies Inc. and UDL Laboratories Inc., and a controlling interest in Matrix Laboratories Limited, India. Mylan develops, licenses, manufactures, markets... more

Item 4. Information on the Company Introduction We are a global pharmaceutical group engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of healthcare products. In 2006, our net sales amounted to €28,373 million. Based on 2006 sales, we are the fourth largest... more

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead) is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The Company has United States and international commercial sales operations, with marketing subsidiaries in Australia, Austria, Canada,... more

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, India's largest pharmaceutical company, is an integrated, research based, international pharmaceutical company producing a wide range of quality, affordable generic medicines, trusted by healthcare professionals and patients across geographies. Ranbaxy's... more

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Watson) is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution of brand and generic (off-patent) pharmaceutical products. The Company operates through three business segments: The Company operates... more

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Savient) is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and marketing pharmaceutical products that target unmet medical needs. The Company is developing Puricase, referred to as pegloticase. Pegloticase is being developed for the control of... more

Cipla Limited is an Indian-based pharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on developing new formulations for existing and new drug substances. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 (fiscal 2008), the Company launched many drugs and formulations, which includes Ritomune... more

Apotex and its affiliated companies is the largest Canadian-owned pharmaceutical Group with over 4,000 employees and an R&D commitment of over $1 billion for the next 10 years to develop both generic and innovative medicines.

Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on advanced drug delivery technologies and generic pharmaceutical products. Bentley manufactures and markets a growing portfolio of generic and branded generic pharmaceuticals in Europe for the treatment of... more

Biovail Corporation (Biovail) is a specialty pharmaceutical company that applies advanced drug-delivery technologies to improve the clinical effectiveness of medicines. The Company is engaged in the formulation, clinical testing, registration, manufacture and commercialization of... more

Alcon, Inc. (Alcon) is a research and development driven, global medical specialty company focused on eye care. The Company develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, surgical equipment and devices and consumer eye care products to treat diseases and disorders of the eye. Alcon... more

Shire's strategic goal is to become the leading specialty biopharmaceutical company that focuses on meeting the needs of the specialist physician. Shire focuses its business on attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), human genetic therapies (HGT) and gastrointestinal (GI)... more

Cambrex Corporation is a life sciences company engaged primarily in the custom development and manufacture of pharmaceutical ingredients derived from organic chemistry. Products and services are supplied globally to generic drug companies. Cambrex primarily supplies its products and... more

IVAX Corporation, headquartered in Miami, Florida, discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets branded and brand equivalent (generic) pharmaceuticals and veterinary products in the U.S. and internationally.

QLT Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company with two commercial products, Visudyne and Eligard, which were derived from its two technology platforms, photodynamic therapy and Atrigel. The Company's research and development efforts are focused on pharmaceutical products in the fields of... more

AmerisourceBergen Corporation (AmerisourceBergen) is a pharmaceutical services company, with operations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Servicing both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers in the pharmaceutical supply channel, the Company provides drug... more

Express Scripts, Inc. is a pharmacy benefit management (PBM) in North America. The Company provides a range of services to its clients, which include health maintenance organizations (HMOs), health insurers, third-party administrators, employers, union-sponsored benefit plans, workers’... more

DEY® develops, manufactures and markets innovative airway and allergy medications. Founded in 1978 and based in Napa, California, DEY has a long history of providing high-quality generic drug products, and has enjoyed significant growth in sales, manufacturing capacity and personnel.... more

Johnson & Johnson is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field. Johnson & Johnson has more than 250 operating companies. The Company operates in three segments: Consumer, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Devices and... more

Medco Health Solutions Inc. (Medco) is a pharmacy benefit manager. The Company provides traditional and specialty prescription drug benefit programs and services for its clients and members. The Company provides pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services through its national networks of... more

Cephalon, Inc. is an international biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and marketing of products to treat human diseases. The Company’s focuses its efforts in four core therapeutic areas: central nervous system (CNS) disorders, pain, cancer and addiction. In... more

American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. is a specialty drug company that develops, manufactures and markets injectable pharmaceutical products, focusing on the oncology, anti-infective and critical care markets. Abraxis Oncology, the proprietary division of APP, is devoted entirely to... more

Organon , with shared head offices in Roseland, NJ, USA and Oss, The Netherlands , creates, manufactures and markets prescription medicines that improve the health and quality of human life. Through a combination of independent growth and business partnerships, Organon strives to remain... more

Andrx Corporation is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the formulation and commercialization of oral controlled-release generic and brand pharmaceuticals utilizing its proprietary drug delivery technologies. Andrx also markets and distributes pharmaceutical products... more

Founded in 1973, Leiner Health Products, headquartered in Carson, California, is America's largest manufacturer of store brand vitamins, minerals, and supplements. The company also is a leading store brand supplier in the rapidly growing over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical market.... more

Actavis is one of the world's leading generic pharmaceutical companies specializing in the development, manufacture and sale of generic pharmaceuticals.

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. is a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company with market leadership in pain management products. Through its Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. subsidiary, the company researches, develops, produces and markets a broad product offering of branded and... more

Mallinckrodt, a business unit of Tyco Healthcare, is a global manufacturer and distributor of specialty medical products designed to sustain breathing, diagnose disease, and relieve pain. In diagnostic imaging, Mallinckrodt maintains leadership positions in contrast agents and... more

Key product groups include antibiotics, treatments for central nervous system disorders, gastrointestinal medicines, cardiovascular treatments and hormone therapies. Sandoz has a portfolio of more than 950 compounds and sells its products in more than 130 countries. In 2007, Sandoz... more

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Barr) is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company operates as a global specialty pharmaceutical company with operations in more than 30 countries. Through its principal subsidiaries, Barr Laboratories, Inc., Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.... more

ICOS is a product-driven company that has expertise in both protein-based and small molecule therapeutics. ICOS combines its capabilities in molecular, cellular and structural biology, high throughput drug screening, medicinal chemistry and gene expression profiling to develop highly... more

Established in 1984, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (NYSE: RDY) is an emerging global pharmaceutical company with proven basic research capabilities. The company develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of pharmaceutical products in India and overseas. Dr. Reddy's produces finished... more

Forest Laboratories, Inc. and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and sell both branded and generic forms of ethical drug products, which require a physician's prescription, as well as non-prescription pharmaceutical products sold over the counter. The Company's products in the United... more

Barr Laboratories, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals.

ALZA Corporation, headquartered in Mountain View, California, is a research-based pharmaceutical company with leading drug delivery technologies. The company applies its delivery technologies to develop pharmaceutical products with enhanced therapeutic value for its own portfolio and for... more

Mayne Pharma is a leading international pharmaceutical organisation providing innovative and cost effective products. Built on a heritage of 150 years of pharmaceutical excellence and represented in more than 50 countries, our intimate knowledge of local markets allows us to provide... more

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. is a holding company that, principally through its wholly owned subsidiary, Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., is in the business of developing, manufacturing and distributing generic and branded drugs in the United States. The Company is divided into two... more