AstraZeneca
| AstraZeneca PLC | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public LSE, NYSE and OMX: AZN |
| Founded | April 6, 1999 by merger |
| Location | Corporate HQ in London, England R&D HQ in Södertälje, Sweden |
| Key people | Sir Tom McKillop CEO Louis Schweitzer Chairman |
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| Products | Pharmaceutical products for humans |
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| Website | www.astrazeneca.com |
AstraZeneca PLC, is a large Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company formed on 6 April 1999 by the merger of Swedish Astra AB and British Zeneca Group PLC. Zeneca was originally known as Imperial Chemical Industries prior to a demerger in 1993.[1][2] AstraZeneca develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceuticals to treat disorders in the gastrointestinal, cardiac and vascular, neurological and psychiatric, infection, respiratory, pathological inflammation and oncology areas.
Sales in 2003 totalled $18.8 billion, with a profit before tax of $4.2 billion. Total R&D spending was $3.5 billion. The corporate headquarters are in London, UK, the research and development (R&D) headquarters are in Södertälje, Sweden. Major R&D centres are located on three continents in the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, and India.
The current chief executive of AstraZeneca is Sir Tom McKillop.
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Products
AstraZeneca specialises in prescription medicines to fight disease in the several therapeutic areas. Year-on sales information can be found through AstraZeneca annual reports. The following is a list of key products as found on the AstraZeneca US website, retrieved 2005–03–27.- Gastrointestinal
- Entocort
- Losec/Prilosec
- Nexium (purified stereoisomer of Losec)
- Cardiovascular
- Atacand
- Crestor (2003 launch)
- Exanta (2004 launch; not approved in the United States)
- Imdur
- Indural
- Lexxel
- Logimax
- Nif-Ten
- Plendil
- Ramace
- Seloken ZOK/Toprol-XL (#1 beta blocker by sales globally in 2004)
- Tenoretic
- Tenormin
- Unimax
- Zestoretic
- Zestril
Diversity
AstraZeneca is one of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers in 2004 according to Working Mothers magazine.
See also
References
- ⇧ AstraZeneca – History, merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group PLC, part of the AstraZeneca home site. Retrieved 2005–03–20. (merger and post-merger history)
- ⇧ AstraZeneca: Merger partners in brief, part of the AstraZeneca home site. Retrieved 2005–03–20. (history of Astra AB and Zeneca Group PLC)