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ABOUT US
Pfizer is the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical company.
For more than 150 years we have been discovering, developing, manufacturing
and marketing innovative treatments for both humans and animals
around the globe.
Ranked as one of the world's top ten companies, our Year 2000 sales
turnover was approximately $US29.5 billion.
Our core business divisions are Pharmaceuticals, Animal Health,
Consumer Health Care, Research and Development, and Manufacturing.
In the year 2001, Pfizer will invest around $US5 billion in worldwide
research and development. Our scientific staff of 12,000 is the
largest pharmaceutical research team in the world looking into vital
research areas such as oncology, heart disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS
and parasitology.
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group (PPG)
The Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group market and distribute many of the
world's leading prescription medications.
Globally, we have nine #1 products including Lipitor for high cholesterol,
Viagra for erectile dysfunction, Celebrex for arthritis (copromoted
with Pharmacia), Aricept for Alzheimer's Disease, Norvasc for hypertension,
Diflucan - an antifungal, antibiotic Zithromax and Neurontin for
epilepsy and neuropathic pain.
Additionally, the PPG group organises the clinical trial programs
associated with new products and indications.
Animal Health Group (AHG)
Pfizer's Animal Health Group provides some of the world's most innovative
and effective medicines for pets and livestock. Its product line
and geographic scope are unmatched in the industry, treating every
major animal species in more than 140 countries.
Well-known products in the AHG companion animal (pets) portfolio
include Revolution for fleas and heartworm, Rimadyl for canine osteoarthritis
and leading antibiotic Clavulox.
Livestock products used by farmers and vets worldwide include Dectomax
for parasite control in cattle and swine, Respisure for the prevention
of respiratory disease in pigs, and Orbenin for mastitis in dairy
cattle.
Pfizer Consumer Health Care (CHC)
From cold and allergy relief to skin care, Pfizer's Consumer Health
Care Group represents many of the industry's leading over-the-counter
brands.
Our treatments cover a broad range of areas including cough &
colds, digestive health, mouthwash, pain relief, skin care, women's
health and shaving products.
Household name products marketed by Pfizer include Schick, Benadryl,
Codral, Sudafed, Listerine, Visine, Mylanta, Aquasun and Rectinol.
Pfizer - Australia/New Zealand
In Australia/New Zealand, Pfizer employs more than 1200 people.
With the area head office in Sydney, as well as two major manufacturing
sites, the Australian operation manufactures products for export
to countries throughout south-east Asia.
Pfizer's role in the community as a good corporate citizen is one
we take great pride in. Throughout the communities in which we work
and live, Pfizer provides support and donates resources, funding
and employee time to a range of causes, events and organisations.
In Australia, Pfizer is the major sponsor of the Royal Life Saving
program titled 'Keep Watch'. This campaign aims to raise awareness
and prevent toddler drownings - the #1 most preventable cause of
death of children under the age of five in Australia.
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