A list of pharmaceutical companies may be useful for gaining a general understanding of how many companies there are and which companies produce which drugs. The market for new prescriptions and medicines is consistently strong, with many health issues providing opportunities for pharmaceutical companies to develop the next "blockbuster" drug. The aging baby boomer population also helps drive the demand for new medicine and more pharma companies.
Following is a list of some of the more well-known pharmaceutical companies. Some of these companies have been around for years, others are relatively new to the business. They all develop at least one commonly used drug and likely have many drugs in their pipeline.
| COMPANY | CONTACT INFO | WEBSITE | WELL KNOWN DRUGS |
| Abbott Laboratories | Phone: (847) 937-6100 | www.abbott.com | Tricor,Niaspan,Synthroid |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals | Phone: (800) 236-9933 | www.astrazeneca-us.com | Nexium,Seroquel,Crestor,Arimidex |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals | Phone: (888) 842-2937 | pharma.bayer.com/scripts/pages/en/index.php | Avelox,Levitra |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | Phone: (212) 546-4000 | www.bms.com | Plavix, Abilify, Avapro |
| Eli Lilly | Phone: (317) 276-2000 | www.lilly.com/ | Cymbalta,Zyprexa,Humalog |
| GlaxoSmithKline | Phone: (888) 825-5249 | http://us.gsk.com/ | Advair Diskus,Valtrex,Flovent HFA |
| Johnson & Johnson | Phone: (732) 524-0400 | www.jnj.com/connect/ | Benadryl,Dramamine,Imodium A-D,Lactaid,Monistat,Motrin PM,Mylanta,Neosporin,Pepcid AC,Rogaine,Rolaids Extra Strength,Sudafed 24-Hour,Tylenol Cold Non-Drowsy Gelcaps |
| Merck | Phone: (908) 423-1000 | www.merck.com/ | Singulair, Fosamax, Pepcid, Prilosec |
| Novartis | Phone: (888) 669-6682 | www.us.novartis.com/ | Diovan,Gleevec,Femara |
| Roche Pharmaceuticals | Phone: (973) 235-5000 | www.rocheusa.com/portal/usa | Tamiflu,Boniva,CellCept |
| Pfizer | Phone: (212) 733-2323 | www.pfizer.com/home/ | Lipitor,Lyrica,Celebrex |
These pharma companies are huge. In 2009, Pfizer employed over 135,000 employees. Johnson and Johnson had over 115,000 and Novartis had almost 100,000 workers. They have revenues and profits in the trillions of dollars. While many are based in the United States, New Jersey is a popular location, some are based in Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Germany. If you like the business aspect of these companies, you can invest in many of them because they are publicly traded on the US stock exchange.
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The drugs sold by this list of pharmaceutical companies are part of the top 50 drugs sold in the United States in 2009. Many of them, such as
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