Company Overview

Alpharma is a producer of specialty antibiotics, animal health feed additives for poultry and livestock, and vaccines for farmed fish. The bulk of Alpharma's growth has taken place through acquisition, with a series of European and US based companies having been targeted over the years 1997 to 2001. For fiscal 2002, the company recorded revenues of $1,238 million. An antibiotic is a drug that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. ... Duck amongst other poultry The Poultry-dealer, after Cesare Vecellio. ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ... A bottle and a syringe containing the influenza vaccine. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Dre 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The company has five divisions within its Human Pharmaceutical and Animal Pharmaceutical businesses: International Pharmaceuticals, United States Pharmaceutical, Fine Chemicals, Animal Health and Aquatic Animal Health. Alpharma also maintains two manufacturing plants, a research and development center and an automated central distribution center. Alpharma is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Map highlighting Fort Lees location within Bergen County. ...

Business Description

Alpharma is a multinational pharmaceutical company that develops pharmaceutical products for use in humans and animals. The company has five divisions within its Human Pharmaceutical and Animal Pharmaceutical businesses. These consist of: International Pharmaceuticals, United States Pharmaceutical, Fine Chemicals, Animal Health and Aquatic Animal Health. Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon is drug, and logos is science) is the study of how chemical substances interfere with living systems. ...

Alpharma is focused towards the generics market, with no branded treatments in its marketed and R&D portfolios. The potential acquisition of PurePac, for which Alpharma is bidding $660 million, will provide an already established US portfolio of solid-oral dose generic treatments. Currently, PurePac's portfolio constitutes over 40 generic treatments, with the majority targeting blockbuster treatments, such as Eli Lilly's fluotextine (branded as Prozac). A blockbuster drug is a drug generating more than $1 billion of revenue for its owner each year. ... One of the worlds largest corporations, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is a global pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Indianapolis,Indiana, USA. A Fortune 500 corporation, the company had revenues of $12. ... Background Fluoxetine hydrochloride (brand names include Prozac®, Symbyax® (compounded with olanzapine), Sarafem®, Fontex® (Sweden), Fluctine (Austria, Germany), Prodep (India), Fludac (India)) is an antidepressant drug used medically in the treatment of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and many other disorders. ...

Additionally, up until now, Alpharma has been primarily involved in specialty pharmaceuticals, so with PurePac derived revenues and the additional delivery platform, Alpharma will be able to prepare for the larger, and commercially more successful blockbuster treatments within key US and European markets.

Alpharma's Human Pharmaceuticals business develops, manufactures and markets an extensive range of pharmaceuticals for human use, including tablets, ointments, creams, liquids, suppositories and injectable dosage forms. In Europe, Alpharma is one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of generic solid dose pharmaceuticals, and in Southeast Asia it has established a growing presence. In the US, where it develops, manufacturs and markets specialty generic prescription and OTC pharmaceuticals, Alpharma has the broadest selection of generic liquid and topical pharmaceuticals in the generics industry. For other meanings please see Tablet (disambiguation) Common disk-shaped pills A pharmacological tablet is a medicinal or other active substance mixed with binder powders and pressed into a tablet form. ... An ointment is a highly viscous or semisolid substance used on the skin as a cosmetic, emollient, or medicament; a salve. ... 4 500mg acetaminophen/paracetamol suppositories A suppository is a medicine that is inserted either into the rectum (rectal suppository) or into the vagina (vaginal suppository) where it melts. ... World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... In medicine, a topical medication is applied to body surfaces such as the skin or mucous membranes such as the vagina, nasopharynx, or the eye. ...

The US Pharmaceutical Division manufactures generic products, primarily in liquid, cream and ointment solution for inhalation and suppository dosage forms. Each product represents a different chemical entity. It manufactures cough and coldremedies that constitute a significant portion of its liquid pharmaceuticals business. The common cold is a mild viral infectious disease of the nose and throat; the upper respiratory system. ...

Alpharma's Fine Chemicals Division develops active pharmaceutical ingredients to the pharmaceutical industry for use in finished-dose products sold on a worldwide basis. The company's fermentation expertise in the production of bulk antibiotics has a direct technological application to the manufacture of products of the company's animal health business. The division produces bacitracin, bacitracin zinc and polymixin and vancomycin, all of which are pharmaceutical grade antibiotics. It also manufactures other antibiotics such as amphotericin B and colistin for use systemically and in specialized topical and surgical human applications. Bacitracin is a mixture of related cyclic polypeptides produced by organisms of the licheniformis group of Bacillus subtilis var Tracy. ... Vancomycin is an antibiotic used in the prophylaxis and treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. ...

The Animal Pharmaceutical business comprises of the Animal Health Division and the Aquatic Animal Health Division. The Animal Health Division develops pharmaceutical products for animals raised for commercial food production worldwide. Its principal animal health products include BMD, a bacitracin-based feed additive used to prevent or treat diseases in poultry and swine, and Albac, a bacitracin-based feed additive used to prevent or treat diseases in poultry, swine and calves. Sales are made principally to commercial animal feed manufacturers and integrated swine and poultry producers. Duck amongst other poultry The Poultry-dealer, after Cesare Vecellio. ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms The domestic pig is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa, though some authors call it , reserving for the wild boar. ... Categories: Animal stubs ...

The Aquatic Animal Health Division develops vaccines for use in immunizing farmed fish against disease. It supplies injectable vaccines for farm-raised salmon, and develops vaccines for trout, sea bass, yellowtail and other commercially important farm species. The company sells its products to fish farms, usually under a contract that extends for at least one growing season.

In 2000, Alpharma had more than 84 product Additional New Drug Applications (ANDAs) and 289 marketed products, 65 of which were OTC products. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Formed in 1975 as A.L. Laboratories, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of a Norwegian company, Apothekernes Laboratorium (founded in 1903), the Company went public in 1984. In late 1994, the company joined with the complementary human pharmaceutical and animal health businesses of its parent company and subsequently changed its name to Alpharma, Inc. to operate worldwide under one corporate identity. 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Major Products & Services

• Animal Health (AHD)
• Aquatic Animal Health (AAHD)
• Fine Chemicals (FCD)
• International Pharmaceuticals (IPD)
• US Pharmaceuticals (USPD)

Name Board

• Ingrid Wiik: Executive Board
• Einar W Sissener: Non Executive Board
• Glen E Hess: Non Executive Board
• Peter G Tombros: Non Executive Board
• William Jacobs: Non Executive Board

External Links

• Official Global Website
• Official Norwegian Website