Pfizer

Pfizer is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. Based in the United States, it manufactures some of the most widely used prescription drugs in the world including Viagra.

Background and objectives

Pfizer was founded in 1849, it is in terms of revenue the largest Pharmaceutical company in the world, in 2004 it's revenues were over $50 billion. From the Pfizer website -

"Our basic role is to discover and develop medicines, help make medicines available, advance and share health information, and partner on public health programs."

Products

Prescription drugs and products

• Accupril (quinapril hydrochloride tablets)
• Accuretic (quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide) tablets
• Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride tablets)*
• Aromasin (exemestane tablets)
• Caduet (amlodipine besylate/atorvastatin calcium)
• Camptosar (irinotecan hydrochloride injection)
• Cardura (doxazosin mesylate)
• Celebrex (celecoxib)
• Cerebyx (fosphenytoin sodium injection)
• Depo-Medrol (methylprednisolone acetate injectable suspension, USP)
• Depo-Provera Contraceptive Injection (medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension)
• depo-subQ provera 104TM (medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension)
• Detrol LA (tolterodine tartrate extended release capsules)
• Dilantin (phenytoin, USP)
• Ellence (epirubicin hydrochloride injection)
• Genotropin (somatropin [rDNA origin] for injection)
• Geodon Oral Capsules (ziprasidone HCl) and Injection (ziprasidone mesylate)
• Glucotrol (glipizide)
• Glucotrol XL (glipizide GITS) extended release tablets
• InspraTM (eplerenone)
• Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) tablets
• Lyrica (pregabalin) capsules
• Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection)**
• Neurontin (gabapentin)
• Norvasc (amlodipine besylate)
• Procardia (nifedipine)
• Procardia XL (nifedipine GITS extended release tablets)
• Rebif (interferon beta-1a)***
• Relpax (eletriptan HBr)
• Rescriptor (delavirdine mesylate)
• Somavert (pegvisomant for injection)
• Spiriva HandiHaler (tiotropium bromide inhalation powder)****
• Tikosyn (dofetilide)
• Unasyn (ampicillin sulbactam)
• Vfend (voriconazole)
• Viagra (sildenafil citrate) tablets
• Vibramycin (doxycycline monohydrate, doxycyline calcium, doxycycline hyclate)
• Viracept (nelfinavir mesylate)
• Xalatan (latanoprost ophthalmic solution)
• Xanax (alprazolam tablets, USP)
• Xanax XR (alprazolam extended-release tablets)
• Zarontin (ethosuximide)
• Zithromax (azithromycin)
• ZmaxTM (azithromycin extended release)
• Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride)
• Zyrtec (cetirizine hydrochloride)

Over the counter products

• Actifed
• Benadryl
• Bengay
• Caladryl
• Corn Huskers
• Cortizone
• Desitin
• Doxidan
• Dramamine
• e.p.t Pregnancy Test
• Efferdent
• Effergrip
• Emetrol
• Fresh'n Brite
• Gelusil
• Hemorid
• Kaopectate
• Lavacol
• Listerine PocketMist
• Listerine PocketPaks
• Listerine Antiseptic
• Listermint
• Lubriderm
• Luden's
• Micatin
• Myadec
• NasalCrom
• Neosporin
• Pacquin
• PediaCare
• Plax
• Polysporin
• Progaine
• Proxacol
• Purell
• Rogaine
• Rolaids
• Sinutab
• SudaCare
• Sudafed
• Tucks
• Unicap
• Unisom
• Visine
• Wart-Off
• Zantac