List of pharmaceutical companies

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.

Revenue Rank 2006	Company	Country	Healthcare Revenue 2006 (USD millions)	Healthcare R&D 2006 (USD millions)	Net income/ (loss) 2006 (USD millions)	Employees 2006
1	Johnson & Johnson	USA	53,324	7,125	11,053	138,000
2	Pfizer	USA	48,371	7,599	19,337	122,200
3	Bayer	Germany	44,200	1,791	6,450	106,200
4	GlaxoSmithKline	United Kingdom	42,813	6,373	10,135	106,000
5	Novartis	Switzerland	37,020	5,349	7,202	102,695
6	Sanofi-Aventis	France	35,645	5,565	5,033	100,735
7	Hoffmann–La Roche	Switzerland	33,547	5,258	7,318	100,289
8	AstraZeneca	UK	26,475	3,902	6,063	98,000
9	Merck & Co.	USA	22,636	4,783	4,434	74,372
10	Abbott Laboratories	USA	22,476	2,255	1,717	66,800
11	Wyeth	USA	20,351	3,109	4,197	66,663
12	Bristol-Myers Squibb	USA	17,914	3,067	1,585	60,000
13	Eli Lilly and Co.	USA	15,691	3,129	2,663	50,060
14	Amgen	USA	14,268	3,366	2,950	48,000
15	Boehringer Ingelheim	Germany	13,284	1,977	2,163	43,000
16	Schering-Plough	USA	10,594	2,188	1,057	41,500
17	Baxter International	USA	10,378	614	1,397	38,428
18	Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.	Japan	10,284	1,620	2,870	15,000
19	Genentech	USA	9,284	1,773	2,113	33,500
20	Procter & Gamble	USA	8,964	n/a	10,340	29,258
21	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	Israel	8,408	495	546	26,670
22	Astellas Pharma	Japan	7,850	1,435	1,122	23,613
23	Daiichi Sankyo	Japan	7,158	1,459	671	20,100
24	Novo Nordisk	Denmark	6,520	1,063	1,086	15,358
25	Eisai	Japan	5,583	926	604	14,993
26	Merck KGaA	Germany	5,175	772	1,258	13,900
27	Alcon	USA	4,897	512	1,348	13,500
28	Akzo Nobel	Netherlands	4,694	741	1,449	13,000
29	UCB	Belgium	4,426	1,024	492	12,741
30	Nycomed	Switzerland	4,264	n/a	-105	10,533
31	Forest Laboratories	USA	3,442	941	454	9,649
32	Solvay	Belgium	3,268	533	1,026	9,000
33	Genzyme	USA	3,187	650	-17	8,477
34	Allergan	USA	3,063	1,056	-127	8,423
35	Gilead Sciences	USA	3,026	384	-1,190	6,772
36	CSL	Australia	2,788	161	454	6,400
37	Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.	Japan	2,787	467	328	5,962
38	Biogen Idec	USA	2,683	718	218	5,907
39	Bausch & Lomb	USA	2,292	197	15	5,830
40	Taiho Pharmaceutical Co.	Japan	2,069	244	132	5,756
41	King Pharmaceuticals	USA	1,989	254	289	5,191
42	Watson Pharmaceuticals	USA	1,979	131	-445	5,126
43	Mitsubishi Pharma	Japan	1,945	403	208	5,111
44	Shire	UK	1,797	387	278	4,958
45	Cephalon	USA	1,764	403	145	4,913
46	Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma	Japan	1,763	350	193	3,750
47	Kyowa Hakko Kogyo	Japan	1,698	268	108	2,895
48	Shionogi & Co.	Japan	1,640	320	159	2,868
49	Mylan Laboratories	USA	1,612	104	217	2,800
50	H. Lundbeck	Denmark	1,552	329	186	2,515

Source: Top 50 Pharmaceutical Companies Charts & Lists, Med Ad News, September 2007

Alphabetical listing

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1-A

• 3M Pharmaceuticals is part of 3M, a diversified global technology company based in the USA that produces pharmaceuticals as part of its health care business (contact)
• Abbott Laboratories, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in the USA (contact)
• Abdi Ibrahim, a family-owned Turkish pharmaceutical company, licensor of more than 30 companies, also a generic producer, is the leading pharmaceutical company in Turkey, with annual revenue greater than 500 million USD (email)
• Abraxis BioScience, a Los Angeles-based company, with a portfolio that includes the nanodrug Abraxane (email)
• Acambis (external link), a vaccine development company with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and Cambridge, United Kingdom (email)
• Actelion, a Swss pharmaceutical company in Hünenberg (contact)
• Active Biotech, a Swedish pharmaceutical company specialising in immunology (email)
• Alcon, a Swiss pharmaceutical company specialising in ophthalmology (contact)
• Alkaloid, based in Skopje, the Republic of Macedonia's leading pharmaceutical company (email)
• Alkermes, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that focuses on drug delivery technologies, including "long-acting" or "extended release" formulations of injectable and inhaled drugs (contact)
• Allergan, headquartered in Irvine, California, USA, is a global specialty company, with products product that include ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, dermatology products, and neurological products, with the most notable of the latter being BOTOX (contact)
• Alliance Pharmaceuticals, an emerging British pharmaceutical company, with marketed products in the areas of AntiViral & AntiInfective, Cardiovascular, Central Nervous System, Dental, Dermatology, Diagnostics, Nutrition, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Rheumatology (email)
• 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), trading as Ambe Medical Group, a UK pharmaceutical distribution company formed in 1999 (email)
• Amerisourcebergen Specialty Group, one of the USA's leading pharmaceutical services providers
• AmeriStat Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (API), a USA-based International wholesaler and exporter of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies (contact)
• Amico Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company based in Bangladesh
• ALZA Corporation, a USA-based company acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2001
• Amgen, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in the USA
• Antara Biosciences, a biotechnology company based in the USA (email)
• Apotex, a generic pharmaceutical company based in Toronto, Canada
• Ardana Bioscience, a Scottish pharmaceutical company specialising in reproductive health (email)
• 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 pharmaceutical company based in the UK formed in 1999 through the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group PLC
• Aristopharma Ltd., a top-10 pharmaceutical company based in Bangladesh formed in 1986
• Aventis, a former French company which in 2004 merged with Sanofi-Synthélabo to form Sanofi-Aventis
• Axcan Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Quebec, Canada
• Axcess Pharma, Inc., a pharmaceutical importation, distribution and marketing company based in the Philippines

B-D

• Barr, a specialty pharmaceutical company based in the USA
• Bargn Farmaceutici Phils. Co., a pharmaceutical / cosmeceutical company based in the Philippines, the maker of COSMO Skin (email)
• Bayer, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in Germany, called Bayer Schering Pharma AG after the recent merger with the Schering Company, with headquarters moved from historical Leverkusen to Berlin.
• Beacon Pharmaceuticals Ltd, the only Lyophilized Anticancer drug manufacturing pharmaceutical company based in Bangladesh
• Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a pharmaceutical company based in Bangladesh
• Bial, a Portuguese pharmaceutical company
• Bilim Ilac, a Turkish family-owned manufacturing generic company (email)
• Bio-X Healthcare, a Belgian pharmaceutical company specialising in oral healthcare (email)
• Biogen Idec, a USA-based company formed in 2003 through the merger of Biogen and Idec Pharmaceuticals
• Biolex, a USA-based company
• BioPort, a USA-based vaccine manufacturer and a subsidiary of Emergent BioSolutions
• Biotecnol, a Portuguese company
• Biovail, the largest Canadian pharmaceutical company
• Biovitrum, a Swedish company (email)
• Boehringer-Ingelheim, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in Germany
• Bosch Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd. , Pakistan's leading pharmaceutical company specializing in Cephalosporins, Penicillins, Quinolones and Biotech products
• Bristol-Myers Squibb, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in the USA
• Catalytica, a former USA-based company which merged with Synotex Company in 2000 to form DSM Catalytica Pharmaceuticals, now known as DSM Pharmaceuticals Products (DPP)
• Celltech (external link), a former British company acquired by the Belgian company UCB in 2004 (email)
• Cephalon, A U.S based biopharmaceutical company that specialises in drugs for neural disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.
• 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 Co.
• Daiichi Sankyo (external link), a Japanese holding company established in 2005 for the management integration of Sankyo and Daiichi Pharmaceuticals contact
• 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), a USA-based company focused on topical therapeutics (contact)
• DSM Pharmaceuticals Products (DPP), a part of DSM, which is active worldwide in nutritional and pharmaceuticals ingredients (email)
• Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, a pharmaceutical products developmentcompany

E-L

• Eastmed Pharmaceutical, Inc., a pharmaceutical company based in the Philippines (email)
• Eli Lilly and Company, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in the USA
• Emergent BioSolutions, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, develops and produces bioterrorism-related preventive and therapeutic products, such as for anthrax and botulism, and vaccines for typhoid, hepatitis B, and group B streptococcus (contact)
• Ethypharm, a French company specialized in the development of drug delivery solutions for the pharmaceutical industry
• Evotec Ltd, a German company with main research sites in the UK and California, working in the areas of sleeping disorders and obesity
• Famy Care Ltd, a pharmaceutical company based in India & focused on the Female Reproductive Health Care segment (email)
• Ferozsons Laboratories, a Pakistani based company which is exclusively focused on Gastroenterology.
• Fresenius Medical Care, a German based company with a branch in North America which is exclusively focused on Nephrology. Annual revunue of 10,4 billion in 2007.
• Galderma, a French based company which is exclusively focused on Dermatology
• Galen Limited, a Northern Irish pharmaceutical company (email)
• Genentech, a USA-based biopharmaceutical company, considered to have founded the biotechnology industry as a whole
• Genzyme, a USA-based company
• Getz Pharma, the largest pharmaceutical company in Pakistan (email)
• Gilead Sciences, a US biopharmaceutical company
• GlaxoSmithKline, also known as GSK, Britain's largest pharmaceutical company
• Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. , India's leading Research based pharmaceutical Company
• GPC Biotech, a German biopharmaceutical company
• Grindex, the largest pharmaceutical company in the Baltic States.
• Hexal Australia, an Australian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, part of the Hexal International Group
• Hexal International Group, a German generic pharmaceutical manufacturer
• Hoffmann-La Roche, or Roche, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in Switzerland
• Hospira, a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company
• ICN Pharmaceuticals, now known as Valeant (contact)
• ICS Specialty Group, specialized services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
• iNova Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Limited, formerly 3M Pharmaceuticals Pty Limited, a Sydney-based company that develops and markets over-the-counter and prescription medicines to Australasia, Asia-Pacific, South Africa and other international markets directly and also through other pharmaceutical companies and agents contact
• Institute for OneWorld Health, a nonprofit USA-based 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, a USA-based 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, a Polish generic pharmaceutical manufacturer
• Johnson & Johnson, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in the USA
• King Pharmaceuticals, a USA-based 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., a US company specialized in the development of drug delivery solutions for the pharmaceutical industry
• LEO Pharma, a Danish pharmaceutical company (email)
• Lipocine Inc., a Salt Lake City based company (email)
• Lundbeck, a Danish company

M-Z

• Mayne Pharma, an Australian pharmaceutical company acquired by Hospira in 2007
• MedImmune, a USA-based biotechnology company acquired by AstraZeneca in 2007
• Menarini (external link)
• Merck & Co., a top 10 pharmaceutical company, based in the US
• Merck KGaA, a top 30 pharmaceutical company, based in Germany
• Medopharm, an Indian pharmaceutical company (email)
• Merix Pharmaceutical Corp. (Merix Health Care Products), a private company based in Barrington Hills, Illinois, US, manufactures Releev, an over the counter cold sore and shingles ointment (email)
• Meyer Organics Private Limited, with HeadQuarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, was founded in 1986 in collaboration with Omega-Meyer Ltd. of Jersey (British Isles) (email)
• MGI Pharma
• Natco Pharma Limited, headquartered in Hyderabad, India, manufactures branded and generic dosage forms, bulk actives and intermediates for Indian and International markets (email)
• Millennium Pharmaceuticals
• Napp Pharmaceuticals
• 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 (Corporate Blog)
• Ochoa Laboratories Limited
• Okasa Pharma Pvt Ltd, a leading pharmaceutical company of India (email)
• Olainfarm, located in Olaine, Latvia, is the second largest pharmaceutical company in Latvia after Grindex (email)
• Opsonin Pharma Limited, one of the largest drugs & medicine manufacturer and exporter in Bangladesh (email)
• Ordain Health Care
• Organon International (Organon) external link, the healthcare division of Akzo Nobel
• Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
• Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., based in Japan
• Orchid Pharmaa pharmaceutical company based in India
• Pfizer
• Pharmacia, now part of Pfizer
• Pharmacosmos, a pharmaceutical company based in Denmark
• Pharmed Medicare, among the top five fastest growing companies
• Pharma Nord, private company, Denmark
• Pierre Fabre Group
• Plethico Pharmaceuticals Ltd, an Indian pharmaceutical company which recently acquired USA-based Natrol Inc for $80.7 million
• Pliva
• Popular Pharmaceuticals Ltd, the pioneer manufacturer of generic Biotech formulations (Human Insulin) in Bangladesh
• Procter & Gamble
• Purdue Pharma, private company, maker of Oxcycontin
• Ranbaxy
• Rhys Health care Pvt Ltd
• Renovo, plc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Manchester, UK (email)
• Roche
• Roxaane[[1]]Science with Ethics based in Chennai,India

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• Sara Pharmaceuticals, a growing pharmaceutical company from India
• Searle Pakistan Limited (SPL), one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Pakistan (email)
• 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, a USA-based 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
• Sigma Pharmaceuticals Limited, an Australian company
• Solvay Group
• SUGEN, purchased by Pfizer in 2003
• Stiefel Laboratories, one of the world leaders in dermatology
• Sun Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Mumbai, India, make pharmaceuticals and speciality Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) for international markets and for India (contact)
• Takeda, a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in Japan
• TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc, 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.
• Torrent Pharmaceuticals, (external link) a global manufacturer of mainly generic pharmaceuticals, based in India.
• UCB, a Belgian biopharmaceutical company
• Valeant, formerly ICN Pharmaceuticals, a USA-based company
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a USA-based company
• Viasys Healthcare, formerly SciMed and subsequently sold to Cardinal Health in 2007 (email)
• Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a USA-based company
• ViroPharma, a USA-based company
• Wyeth, formerly American Home Products (AHP), a top-20 pharmaceutical company based in the USA
• Zeltia (email), a Spanish holding company whose Biotechnological Sector subsidiaries include Pharma Mar (email), Genomica, S.A.U. (email), Neuropharma, S.A. (email) and Sylentis S.A.U. (email)
• 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 UK
• List of biotechnology companies
• EuropaBio, the European Association for Bioindustries