Maybe for agan all, the pharmaceutical industry is not great compared to the adult film industry. But for mere knowledge, so-so I think we saw the top 10 pharmaceutical industry in the world. The pharmaceutical industry is an industry that develops, manufactures, and sells drugs licensed for the treatment. Pharmaceutical companies can sell generic or patent medicines. Here are 10 pharmaceutical industry market leader based on total revenue
1. Novartis-Swiss Novartis established in 1996 from the merger of Ciba-Geigy with Sandoz Laboratories. Novartis is a multinational company based in Switzerland. In 2008 had a revenue of 53,324 million U.S. dollars based on the number and ranking third worldwide sales, which accounted for 36, 173 million in 2008.
2. Pfizer-Pfizer U.S. incoporated is memppunyai pharmaceutical industry ranked second in total income but ranked first in total sales. The Initiative is based in New York with a research center in Groton, Connecticut. Well-known products are Lipitor (cholesterol lowering drugs)
3. Bayer- Bayer is a German chemical and pharmaceutical industries established in the barmen, Germany in 1863. The most famous product of Bayer is aspirin (ibuprofen) is Indonesia's most famous Baygon (insect repellent).
4. GlaxoSmithKline(GSK)-GlaxoSmithKline is a British-British pharmaceutical industry, biological, and healthcare company. GSK is the 4th largest pharmaceutical industry based on number pendapatan.GSK formed from the merger of several different companies. GSK was formed in 2000 from the merger of GlaxoWellcome plc and SmithKline Beecham plc.
5. Johnson & Johnson-United States of Johnson & Johnson is a global company that was founded in 1886. Headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey United States. The pharmaceutical industry is operating around 57 countries. In Indonesia, the pharmaceutical industry is more famous for its beauty products and soaps.
6. Sanofi-Aventis- French Sanofi-Aventis was founded in 2004 when Sanofi-Synthélabo acquired Aventis. Sanofi-Aventis based in Paris, France, is a multinational pharmaceutical industry, terbesat to 6 in revenue but has rank 4 in 4 in sales.
7. Hoffmann–La Roche-Swiss Hoffmann-La Roche is a global pharmaceutical and healthcare industries that operate with two divisions, namely Division Pharmaceuticals and diagnostics division. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, was founded in 1896. At first, the pharmaceutical industry memprosuksi vitamins and derivatives. In Indonesia, the product is the product of vitamin C Redoxon.
8. AstraZeneca-UK / Switzerland AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical industry British-Swiss was founded in 1999 from the remerger Astra AB (Swiss) and Zeneca Group plc (UK).
9. Merck & Co.Merck & Co. USA. is one of the largest pharmaceutical industries in the world. pharmaceutical industry is based in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Merck to develop, identify and sell a wide range of innovative products to improve human and animal health.-
10. Abbott Laboratories-United States Abbott Laboratories is a pharmaceutical industry that has approximately 72,000 employees and operates in more than 130 countries. Headquartered in Illinois, North Chicago. Abbott Laboratories was founded by Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888. In 2008, Abbott Laboratories has revenues of more than 29 million dollars. In Indonesia, the pharmaceutical industry is more famous for its milk products like Ensure and Prosure.-