Wyeth
Sign in to saveWyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. was a pharmaceutical company until it was purchased by Pfizer in 2009. The company was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1860 as John Wyeth and Brother. Its headquarters moved to Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and Madison, New Jersey, before its headquarters were consolidated with Pfizer's in New York City after the 2009 merger.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Company.logo
- Wyeth logo.svg
- Company.logo_caption
- Final logo by Landor from 2002 to 2009.
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.traded_as
- NYSE: AHP (until 2002)NYSE: WYE (2002–2009)
- Company.fate
- Acquired by Pfizer. After being acquired by Pfizer, nutritional division is sold to Nestlé while consumer healthcare division is merged with GSK's consumer healthcare division to form Haleon.
- Company.foundation
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. (1860)
- Company.locations
- Collegeville, Pennsylvania and Madison, New Jersey United States
- Company.key_people
- Bernard J. Poussot, CEO, President and Vice Chairman of WyethRobert Essner, ChairmanJoseph Mahady, President, Global Business, Wyeth PharmaceuticalsJohn Wyeth, Founder
- Company.industry
- Pharmaceuticals, healthcare
- Company.products
- Premarin,Effexor,Enbrel,(See more products.)
- Company.parent
- Pfizer (prescription products), Haleon (consumer healthcare), Nestlé (nutritional products)
- Company.brands
- Bonakid, Promil
- Company.revenue
- US$ 22.4 billion (2008)
- Company.net_income
- US$ 4.6 billion (2008)
- Company.num_employees
- 49,732 (2005)
- Company.former_names
- American Home Products Corporation
- Company.homepage
- (now part of Pfizer) was www.wyeth.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company, Funder
- Founded
- 1860
- Location
- Collegeville, United States
- Status
- Inactive
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- Wyeth
- inception
- 1860-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2009-00-00
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24 sectionsContents
- History
- 1860–1899
- 1900–1929
- 1930–1949
- 1950–1969
- 1970–1989
- 1990–1999
- 2000–2009
- 2012–present
- Subsidiaries
- Wyeth Consumer Healthcare
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
- Fort Dodge Animal Health
- Products
- Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Products (changed to Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, GSK Consumer Healthcare, and finally Haleon)
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Products
- Fort Dodge Animal Health Products
- Wyeth Nutrition Products
- Controversies
- Rapamune
- Prempro
- Diet-Drug: Dexfenfluramine (Phentermine/Fenfluramine, aka,"Fen-Phen")
- References
- External links
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. was a pharmaceutical company until it was purchased by Pfizer in 2009. The company was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1860 as John Wyeth and Brother. Its headquarters moved to Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and Madison, New Jersey, before its headquarters were consolidated with Pfizer's in New York City after the 2009 merger.
Wyeth manufactured over-the-counter (OTC) drugs Robitussin and the analgesic Advil (ibuprofen) as well as prescription drugs Premarin and Effexor.