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Encyclopedia > Alcon
Alcon
Type Public (NYSE: ACL)
Founded Fort Worth, Texas (1945)
Headquarters Hünenberg, Switzerland
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Key people Cary Rayment Chairman, President and CEO
Industry Ophthalmology
Products Ophthalmic pharmaceuticals
Surgical equipment
Contact care products
Revenue $3.91 billion USD (2004)
Employees 12,200 (2004)
Website http://www.alconlabs.com/

Alcon, (NYSE: ACL) headquartered in Hünenberg, Switzerland, is a global medical company specializing in eye care products. Alcon's U.S. headquarters is located in Fort Worth, Texas. Image File history File links Alcon logo, from their web site. ... A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by relatively few individuals. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Nickname: Cowtown Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area    - City 774. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Hünenberg is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Nickname: Cowtown Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area    - City 774. ... A phoropter in use. ... A phoropter in use. ... Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon (φάρμακον) meaning drug, and logos (λόγος) meaning science) is the study of how substances interact with living organisms to produce a change in function. ... A surgical instrument is a specially designed tool or device for performing specific actions of carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying biological tissue, or to provide access or viewing it. ... A pair of contact lenses when not inserted in the eye. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Image File history File links Green_Arrow_Up. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Hünenberg is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. ... Nickname: Cowtown Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area    - City 774. ...

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History

Alcon was founded in 1945 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. The company started as a small pharmacy in Fort Worth and was named for its founders, pharmacists Robert Alexander and William Conner. Conner and Alexander focused on sterile ophthalmic products, which no other company specialized in at the time, and built their business by researching eyecare products that would reduce contamination and increase safety. Following incorporation in 1947, Alcon grew steadily to become a leader in their field. 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Nickname: Cowtown Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area    - City 774. ... Bowl of Hygeia Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον = drug) is a transitional field between health sciences and chemical sciences and a profession charged with ensuring the safe use of medication. ... The mortar and pestle is an international symbol of pharmacists and pharmacies. ... Sterility is the quality or state of being unable to reproduce. ... A phoropter in use. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...


Nestlé of Switzerland purchased Alcon in 1977. This was during a time of rapid growth for Nestlé's and was their first venture into the pharmaceutical industry. Alcon expanded its manufacturing capability with new plants in South America and Europe and drastically increased its investment in research. In the 80s and 90s, Alcon continued to grow and became the largest and most profitable ophthalmic company in the world. Today, Alcon has operations in 75 countries and their products are sold in over 180 countries. Alcon employs over 12,000 employees worldwide. Nestlé is a multinational packaged food company. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...


Alcon was spun off from Nestlé in 2002 and re-entered the NYSE with an IPO on March 21. Nestlé retains 75% of the stock. Nestlé is a multinational packaged food company. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... An initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a corporations common shares to public investors. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ...


Consumer products

Contact lens care

  • Opti-Free RepleniSH Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution
  • Opti-Free Express No Rub Solution
  • Opti-Free Supraclens Active Cleaner
  • Unique-pH Multi-Purpose Solution
  • Clerz Plus Lens Drops
  • PLIAGEL Cleaning Solution
  • ALCON Saline Solution
  • UNISOL 4 Saline Solution

Dry eye

  • Systane Lubricant Eye Drops
  • Tears Naturale Forte Lubricant Eye Drops
  • Tears Naturale Lubricant Eye Drops
  • Tears Naturale II Lubricant Eye Drops
  • Bion Tears Lubricant Eye Drops
  • Poly-Tears Lubricating Eye Drops

Other

  • ICAPS Vitamins
  • Naphcon-A Eye Allergy Drops

Naphcon-A® is a brand of eye drops produced by Alcon, Inc. ...

Pharmaceutical products

Glaucoma

synthesis of Brinzolamide ... Betaxolol Ophthalmic is used to treat glaucoma, a condition in which increased pressure in the eye can lead to gradual loss of vision. ... Apraclonidine is a sympathomimetic used in glaucoma therapy. ... Clinical Info Chemistry and pharmacokinetics Carbachol is a choline ester and a positively charged quaternary ammonium compound. ... Pilocarpine is a muscarinic alkaloid obtained from the leaves of tropical American shrubs from the genus Pilocarpus. ... Travoprost ophthalmic solution is a topical medication used for controlling the progression of glaucoma or ocular hypertension, by reducing intraocular pressure. ...

Ocular antibiotics

Ciprofloxacin is the generic international name for the synthetic antibiotic manufactured and sold by Bayer Pharmaceutical under the brand names Cipro and Ciproxin (and other brand names in other markets, e. ... Tobramycin sulfate is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat various types of bacterial infections, particularly Gram-negative infections. ... Moxifloxacin is a synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic agent. ...

Ocular anti-inflammatory agents

Fluorometholone is a corticosteroid, most often used after Laser Eye Surgery. ... Dexamethasone is a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid hormones. ... Olopatadine hydrochloride is an antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer, usually sold as a prescription eye drop (0. ... Rimexolone (Vexol®) is a corticosteroid, often used in eye drops to treat inflammation in the eye. ...

Otic antibiotics

Ciprofloxacin is the generic international name for the synthetic antibiotic manufactured and sold by Bayer Pharmaceutical under the brand names Cipro and Ciproxin (and other brand names in other markets, e. ... Hydrocortisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug which may be given by injection or by topical application. ... Ciprofloxacin is the generic international name for the synthetic antibiotic manufactured and sold by Bayer Pharmaceutical under the brand names Cipro and Ciproxin (and other brand names in other markets, e. ...

Macular degeneration

Anecortave (rINN) (IPA: ) is a novel angiogenesis inhibitor used in the treatment of the exudative (wet) form of age-related macular degeneration. ...

External links

  • Official website of Alcon

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