ALZA
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ALZA Corporation is a pharmaceutical and medical systems company founded in 1968 by Dr Alejandro Zaffaroni; the company's name is a portmanteau of his name. In addition to a variety of pharmaceuticals, ALZA makes a range of drug delivery systems.
In May 2001 ALZA was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in a stock-for-stock transaction worth US$10.5 billion.
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Drug delivery platforms
- ALZAMER® Depot
- D-TRANS®
- DUROS® implant
- E-TRANS® electrotransport
- OROS® (Osmotic Release Oral Systems)
- Macroflux® transdermal system
- STEALTH® liposomal
ALZA Products marketed by other companies
- Catapres-TTS®
- Concerta®
- Ditropan XL®
- Duragesic®
- Nicoderm® CQ®
- Sudafed® 24 hour
Locations
ALZA Corporate Headquarters is in Mountain View, California at the Shoreline Business Park. Google's Googleplex is located just east of ALZA Plaza.
ALZA operates a large-scale clean manufacturing facility in Vacaville, California and another large-scale facility in Cashel, Ireland.
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| Johnson & Johnson | |
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| William C. Weldon, Chairman & CEO,Robert J. Darretta, Jr., Vice Chairman & CFO, | |
| Past CEOs and Presidents: Robert Wood Johnson I • James Wood Johnson • Robert Wood Johnson II • Robert Wood Johnson III • Philip B. Hofmann • Richard B. Sellars • James E. Burke • Ralph S. Larsen | |
| Selected Subsidiaries | |
| ALZA Corporation • Cilag • DePuy, Inc. • Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. • Ethicon, Inc. • Independence Technology, LLC • Janssen Pharmaceutica • McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals • Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical • Ortho-Neutrogena • Penaten • Tibotec | |
| Selected Brands | |
| Acuvue • Aveeno • Band-Aid • Carefree • Clean & Clear • Johnson's Baby • K-Y • Neutrogena • Rembrandt • Stayfree • Tylenol | |
Annual Revenue: $10.411 billion USD (FY 2005) | Employees: 116,200 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: JNJ | Website: www.jnj.com | |
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Pharmaceutical companies of the United States | Johnson & Johnson brands