Wyeth

Wyeth, formerly known as American Home Products (AHP ), is after completion of acquisition by Pfizer its subsidiaries. Until then, Wyeth was one of the ten largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The company's headquarters was in Madison, New Jersey, United States.

History

At the beginning of the company history a pharmacy in 1860 with his brother Frank opened the pharmacist John Wyeth together in Philadelphia was. At the suggestion of doctors out he began to synthesize frequently prescribed drugs in stock. The concept was a success and became the foundation of today's global Group.

On 26 January 2009, the previous competitor Pfizer has announced the acquisition of Wyeth for a transfer value of around 68 billion U.S. dollars. The acquisition was completed on October 15, 2009.

In the U.S. compensation cases are currently pending for alleged side effects of the hormone means " Prempro ", which was sold to women with complaints of menopause.

Wyeth Germany

The Wyeth Pharma GmbH, based in Munster was one of the research-based pharmaceutical companies in Germany.

The German subsidiary of the Group was founded in 1960 in Hamburg. When no suitable site was found for the planned production facility in Hamburg, the decision was made for the move to Münster. 1963 Wyeth launched at the new location.

Wyeth had settled the majority of its European production capacities in Ireland. In Münster Wyeth Pharmaceuticals was primarily focused on the areas of medicine, marketing and sales. After completing the acquisition of Wyeth, the expertise of both companies in 2010 were combined under one roof: the 'Services of Wyeth divisions drugs for human use and animal health were concentrated in Berlin and their current locations in Münster / Westphalia and Wuerselen closed. Also, the business Whitehall -Much, the for -the-counter preparations of Wyeth was in Germany (Consumer Healthcare), was moved to Berlin. Has also laid the Wyeth distribution of Münster / Westphalia to Karlsruhe.

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