{"id":7772,"date":"2018-06-01T19:46:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T19:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/?p=7772"},"modified":"2018-06-09T19:51:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-09T19:51:26","slug":"it-is-time-to-know-more-about-novartis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/?p=7772","title":{"rendered":"It is time to know more about NOVARTIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Novartis International AG<\/strong> is a Swiss <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\">multinational<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pharmaceutical_company\">pharmaceutical company<\/a> based in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basel\">Basel<\/a>, Switzerland. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies by both market cap and sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Novartis manufactures such drugs as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clozapine\">clozapine<\/a> (Clozaril), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diclofenac\">diclofenac<\/a> (Voltaren), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carbamazepine\">carbamazepine<\/a> (Tegretol), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valsartan\">valsartan<\/a> (Diovan) and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imatinib_mesylate\">imatinib mesylate<\/a> (Gleevec\/Glivec). Additional agents include <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciclosporin\">ciclosporin<\/a> (Neoral\/Sandimmun), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Letrozole\">letrozole<\/a> (Femara), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Methylphenidate\">methylphenidate<\/a> (Ritalin), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terbinafine\">terbinafine<\/a> (Lamisil), and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 1996, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciba-Geigy\">Ciba-Geigy<\/a> merged with Sandoz<\/strong>, and the pharmaceutical and agrochemical divisions of both companies formed Novartis as an independent entity. Other Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz businesses were sold, or like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciba_Specialty_Chemicals\">Ciba Specialty Chemicals<\/a>, spun off as independent companies. The Sandoz brand disappeared for 3 years, but was revived in 2003 when Novartis consolidated its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Generic_drug\">generic drugs<\/a> businesses into a single subsidiary and named it Sandoz<strong>. Novartis divested its agrochemical and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genetically_modified_crops\">genetically modified crops<\/a> business in 2000 with the spinout of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syngenta\">Syngenta<\/a> in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AstraZeneca\">AstraZeneca<\/a>, which also divested its agrochemical business.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Novartis is a full member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Federation_of_Pharmaceutical_Industries_and_Associations\">European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations<\/a> (EFPIA), the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Federation_of_Pharmaceutical_Manufacturers_and_Associations\">International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations<\/a> (IFPMA), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pharmaceutical_Research_and_Manufacturers_of_America\">Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America<\/a> (PhRMA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Corporate structure<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Novartis AG is a publicly traded Swiss holding company that operates through the Novartis Group. Novartis AG owns, directly or indirectly, all companies worldwide that operate as subsidiaries of the Novartis Group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The businesses of Novartis are divided into three operating divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Alcon (eye care) and Sandoz (generics). Novartis operates directly and through dozens of subsidiaries in countries around the world, each of which fall under one of the divisions, and that Novartis categorizes as fulfilling one or more of the following functions: &#8220;Holding\/Finance: the entity is a holding company and\/or performs finance functions for the Group; Sales: the entity performs sales and marketing activities for the Group; Production: the entity performs manufacturing and\/or production activities for the Group; and Research: the entity performs research and development activities for the Group.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Novartis AG also holds 33.3% of the shares of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hoffmann-La_Roche\">Roche<\/a> <\/strong>however, it does not exercise control over Roche. Novartis also owned 24.9% of Idenix Pharmaceuticals prior to its sale to Merck &amp; Co, Inc. Novartis also has two significant license agreements with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genentech\">Genentech<\/a>, a Roche subsidiary. One agreement is for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucentis\">Lucentis<\/a>; the other is for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xolair\">Xolair<\/a>, both of which Novartis markets outside the US.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3561\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3561\" src=\"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hyderabad_India.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hyderabad_India.jpg 800w, https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hyderabad_India-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/evaggelatos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Hyderabad_India-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hyderabad,India New technology campus<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Novartis has established a multi-functional centre at<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyderabad\">Hyderabad<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\">India<\/a><\/strong>, in order to offshore several of its R&amp;D, clinical development, medical writing and administrative functions. The global service centre began in 2001 with 17 people and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyderabad\">Hyderabad<\/a> was chosen from a shortlist of 23 cities including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pune\">Pune<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chennai\">Chennai<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gurgaon\">Gurgaon<\/a>. The centre supports the drug major\u2019s operations in the pharmaceuticals (Novartis), eye care (Alcon) and generic drugs segments (Sandoz). This centre is more than 870,000 square feet in size, large enough to house 8000 people.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Novartis<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-9\"><strong><sup>[9]<\/sup><\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>CEO Joseph Jimenez &amp; Executive Committee of Novartis<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Innovative Business Division<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Surgical and Vision Care Division<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Generics Division<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Novartis Pharmaceuticals<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">CEO Paul Hudson<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-10\"><sup>[10]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Novartis Oncology<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">CEO Bruno Strigini<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-11\"><sup>[11]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alcon\">Alcon<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandoz\">Sandoz<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"167\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"119\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Place in its market segments<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Overall, Novartis was the world&#8217;s second largest pharmaceutical company in 2011. An IMS Health report ranked Novartis as the biggest pharma company in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Alcon: Alcon was already the world&#8217;s largest and most profitable eye care company when Novartis bought it, with 2009 annual sales of $6.5\u00a0billion and net income of $2\u00a0billion. At that time, Novartis stated that it believed the two companies could generate approximately $200\u00a0million of potential annual pre-tax cost synergies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sandoz: As of 2013, Sandoz was the world&#8217;s second largest generic drug company, contributing US$1.09\u00a0billion to Novartis&#8217; operating profit on US$8.70\u00a0billion in revenue in 2012. Sandoz&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biosimilars\">biosimilars<\/a> leads its field, getting the first biosimilar approvals in the EU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Vaccines and Diagnostics<\/strong>: As of 2013 Novartis was considering selling this division off. While &#8220;sales in the unit were up 14% for the first half of 2013, it reported an operating loss of $240\u00a0million in the first half of 2013 after a $250\u00a0million loss for all 2012&#8230;. Vaccine revenue was $1.4\u00a0billion in 2012 and has been forecast to more than double to $3.14\u00a0billion by 2018.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Consumer: Novartis is not a leader in the over the counter or animal health segments; its leading OTC brands are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Excedrin\">Excedrin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theraflu\">Theraflu<\/a>, but sales have been slowed by problems at its key US manufacturing plant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 2012, Novartis ranked 7th on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Access_to_Medicine_Index\">Access to Medicine Index<\/a>, which &#8220;ranks companies on how readily they make their products available to the world\u2019s poor.&#8221; In 2010, Novartis was in the top three pharma companies (as it was in 2008).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>History<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Novartis was created in 1996 from the merger of <strong>Ciba-Geigy<\/strong> and <strong>Sandoz Laboratories<\/strong>, both Swiss companies with long histories. Ciba-Geigy was formed in 1970 by the merger of <strong>J. R. Geigy Ltd<\/strong> (founded in Basel in 1758) and <strong>CIBA<\/strong> (founded in Basel in 1859). Combining the histories of the merger partners, the company&#8217;s effective history spans 250 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Ciba-Geigy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 1859, Alexander Clavel (1805\u20131873) took up the production of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fuchsine\">fuchsine<\/a> in his factory for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silk\">silk<\/a>-dyeing works in Basel. In 1864, a new site for the production of synthetic dyes was constructed, and in 1873, Clavel sold his dye factory to the new company Bindschedler and Busch. In 1884, Bindschedler and Busch was transformed into a joint-stock company with the name &#8220;Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Chemische Industrie Basel&#8221; (Company for Chemical Industry Basel). The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acronym\">acronym<\/a>, CIBA, was adopted as the company&#8217;s name in 1945.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Johann Rudolf Geigy-Gemuseus (1733\u20131793) began trading in 1758 in &#8220;materials, chemicals, dyes and drugs of all kinds&#8221; in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basel\">Basel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Switzerland\">Switzerland<\/a>. Johann Rudolf Geigy-Merian (1830\u20131917) and Johann Muller-Pack acquired a site in Basel in 1857, where they built a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dyewood\">dyewood<\/a> mill and a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dye\">dye<\/a> extraction plant. Two years later, they began the production of synthetic <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fuchsine\">fuchsine<\/a>. In 1901, they formed the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_limited_company\">public limited company<\/a> Geigy and the name of the company was changed to J. R. Geigy Ltd in 1914.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 1925, J. R. Geigy Ltd. began producing textile auxiliaries, an activity which Ciba took up in 1928.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In 1939, Geigy chemist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Hermann_M%C3%BCller\">Paul Hermann M\u00fcller<\/a> discovered that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DDT\">DDT<\/a> was effective against malaria-bearing insects (mosquitoes). He received the 1948 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobel_Prize_in_Medicine\">Nobel Prize in Medicine<\/a> for this work.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">CIBA and Geigy merged in 1971 to form Ciba\u2011Geigy Ltd. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA_for_English\">\/\u02ccsi\u02d0b\u0259 \u02c8\u0261a\u026a\u0261i\/<\/a>. In the United States, the Geigy staff relocated to join the CIBA staff at its American headquarters for research in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ardsley,_New_York\">Ardsley, New York<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 1980, Ciba-Geigy set up the company, Ciba Vision, to enter the contact lens market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In 1992 Ciba-Geigy agreed to pay New Jersey $62\u00a0million for illegal waste dumping.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 1996 Ciba-Geigy merged with Sandoz, with the pharmaceutical and agrochemical divisions of both staying together to form Novartis. Other Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz businesses were spun off as independent companies. Notably, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciba_Specialty_Chemicals\">Ciba Specialty Chemicals<\/a> was spun out as an independent company, and &#8220;Sandoz&#8217;s Master Builders Technologies, a producer of chemicals for the construction industry, (was sold off) to SKW Trostberg A.G., a subsidiary of the German energy company Viag, and its North American corn herbicide business (was sold off) to the German chemical maker BASF A.G.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Sandoz (before formation of Novartis)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8220;Sandoz&#8221; redirects here. For other uses, see <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandoz_%28disambiguation%29\">Sandoz (disambiguation)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Before the 1996 merger with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciba-Geigy\">Ciba-Geigy<\/a> to form Novartis, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals (Sandoz AG) was a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pharmaceutical\">pharmaceutical<\/a> company headquartered in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basel\">Basel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Switzerland\">Switzerland<\/a> (as was Ciba-Geigy), and was best known for developing drugs such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandimmune\">Sandimmune<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organ_transplantation\">organ transplantation<\/a>, <strong>the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antipsychotic\">antipsychotic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clozaril\">Clozaril<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mellaril\">Mellaril<\/a> Tablets and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serentil\">Serentil<\/a> <\/strong>Tablets for treating <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Psychiatric_disorders\">psychiatric disorders<\/a>, and<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cafergot\">Cafergot<\/a> Tablets and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torecan\">Torecan<\/a> Suppositories for treating <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Migraine_headaches\">migraine headaches<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The <em>Chemiefirma Kern und Sandoz<\/em> (&#8220;Kern and Sandoz Chemistry Firm&#8221;) was founded in 1886 by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfred_Kern\">Alfred Kern<\/a> (1850\u20131893) and Edouard Sandoz (1853\u20131928). The first dyes manufactured by them were <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alizarin\">alizarinblue<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auramine\">auramine<\/a>. After Kern&#8217;s death, the partnership became the corporation <em>Chemische Fabrik vormals Sandoz<\/em> in 1895. The company began producing the <strong>fever-reducing drug <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antipyrin\">antipyrin<\/a><\/strong> in the same year. In 1899, the company began producing the sugar substitute, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saccharin\">saccharin<\/a>.<\/strong> Further pharmaceutical research began in 1917 under <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arthur_Stoll\">Arthur Stoll<\/a> (1887\u20131971), who is the founder of Sandoz&#8217;s pharmaceutical department in 1917. In 1918, Arthur Stoll isolated <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ergotamine\">ergotamine<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ergot\">ergot<\/a>; the substance was eventually used to treat migraine and headaches and was introduced under the trade name Gynergen in 1921.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Between the World Wars, <strong>Gynergen (1921) and Calcium-Sandoz<\/strong> (1929) were brought to market. Sandoz also produced chemicals for textiles, paper, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leather\">leather<\/a>, beginning in 1929. In 1939, the company began producing agricultural chemicals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Psychedelic_drug\">psychedelic<\/a> effects of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lysergic_acid_diethylamide\">lysergic acid diethylamide<\/a> (LSD) were discovered at the Sandoz laboratories in 1943 by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arthur_Stoll\">Arthur Stoll<\/a> and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albert_Hofmann\"><strong>Albert Hof<\/strong>mann<\/a>. Sandoz began clinical trials and marketed the substance, from 1947 through the mid-1960s, under the name <em>Delysid<\/em> as a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Psychiatry\">psychiatric<\/a> drug, thought useful for treating a wide variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mental_disorder\">mental ailments<\/a>, ranging from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alcoholism\">alcoholism<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sexual_deviancy\">sexual deviancy<\/a>. Sandoz suggested in its marketing literature that psychiatrists take LSD themselves, to gain a better subjective understanding of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schizophrenia\">schizophrenic<\/a> experience, and many did exactly that and so did other scientific researchers (including CIA agents). The Sandoz product received mass publicity as early as 1954, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_Magazine\">Time Magazine<\/a> feature. Research on LSD peaked in the 1950s and early 1960s. Sandoz withdrew the drug from the market in the mid-1960s. <strong>The drug became a cultural novelty of the 1960s after psychologist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timothy_Leary\">Timothy Leary<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harvard_University\">Harvard University<\/a> began to promulgate its use for recreational and spiritual experiences among the general public.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sandoz opened its first foreign offices in 1964.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In 1967, Sandoz merged with Wander AG (known for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ovomaltine\">Ovomaltine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isostar\">Isostar<\/a>). Sandoz acquired the companies <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delmark\">Delmark<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wasabr%C3%B6d\">Wasabr\u00f6d<\/a> (a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sweden\">Swedish<\/a> manufacturer of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crisp_bread\">crisp bread<\/a>), and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerber_Products_Company\">Gerber Products Company<\/a> (a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baby_food\">baby food<\/a> company).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">On 1 November 1986, a fire broke out in a production plant storage room, which led to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandoz_chemical_spill\">Sandoz chemical spill<\/a> and <strong>a large amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pesticide\">pesticide<\/a> being released into the upper <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhine\">Rhine<\/a> river<\/strong>. This exposure killed many fish and other aquatic life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 1995, Sandoz spun off its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Specialty_chemicals\">specialty chemicals<\/a> business to form <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clariant\">Clariant<\/a>. In 1997, Clariant merged with the specialty chemicals business that was spun off <strong>from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hoechst_AG\">Hoechst AG<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Germany\">Germany<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 1996 Sandoz merged with Ciba-Geigy, with the pharmaceutical and agrochemical divisions of both staying together to form Novartis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span id=\"Post-merger\" class=\"mw-headline\">Post-merger<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Novartis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/31\/Novartis.jpg\/250px-Novartis.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/31\/Novartis.jpg\/375px-Novartis.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/31\/Novartis.jpg\/500px-Novartis.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"108\" data-file-width=\"1597\" data-file-height=\"691\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Suffern, New York\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suffern,_New_York\">Suffern, New York<\/a>: one of the <b>Novartis<\/b> pharmaceutical production facilities in the United States<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Novartis_Hyderabad_office.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ac\/Novartis_Hyderabad_office.jpg\/250px-Novartis_Hyderabad_office.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ac\/Novartis_Hyderabad_office.jpg\/375px-Novartis_Hyderabad_office.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ac\/Novartis_Hyderabad_office.jpg\/500px-Novartis_Hyderabad_office.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"160\" data-file-width=\"2775\" data-file-height=\"1781\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Novartis<\/b> India headquarters in <a title=\"Genome Valley\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genome_Valley\">Genome Valley<\/a>, India<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 1998, the company made headlines with its <a title=\"Biotechnology\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biotechnology\">biotechnology<\/a> licensing agreement with the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"UC Berkeley\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UC_Berkeley\">University of California at Berkeley<\/a> Department of Plant and <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Microbe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microbe\">Microbial<\/a> <a title=\"Biology\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biology\">Biology<\/a>. Critics of the agreement expressed concern over prospects that<strong> the agreement would diminish academic objectivity, or lead to the commercialization of <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Genetically modified\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genetically_modified\">genetically modified<\/a> plants.<\/strong> The agreement expired in 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 2000 Novartis and <a title=\"AstraZeneca\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AstraZeneca\">AstraZeneca<\/a> combined their <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Agrobusiness\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agrobusiness\">agrobusiness<\/a> divisions to create a new company, <a title=\"Syngenta\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syngenta\">Syngenta<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 2003, Novartis organized all its generics businesses into one division, and merged some of its subsidiaries into one company, reusing the predecessor brand name of Sandoz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 2005, Novartis expanded its subsidiary Sandoz significantly though the US$8.29\u00a0billion acquisition of<strong> Hexal, one of Germany&#8217;s leading <a title=\"Generic drug\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Generic_drug\">generic drug<\/a> companies, and Eon Labs, a fast-growing United States generic pharmaceutical company.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In 2006, Novartis acquired the California-based <a title=\"Chiron Corporation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chiron_Corporation\">Chiron Corporation<\/a>.<\/strong> Chiron had been divided into three units: 1)Chiron Vaccines, 2)Chiron Blood Testing, and 3)Chiron BioPharmaceuticals. The biopharmaceutical unit was integrated into Novartis Pharmaceuticals, while the vaccines and blood testing units were made into a new Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Also in 2006, Sandoz became the first company to have a <a title=\"Biosimilar\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biosimilar\">biosimilar<\/a> drug approved in Europe with its recombinant <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Human growth hormone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Human_growth_hormone\">human growth hormone<\/a> drug.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 2007, Novartis sold the <a title=\"Gerber Products Company\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerber_Products_Company\">Gerber Products Company<\/a> to <a title=\"Nestl\u00e9\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nestl%C3%A9\">Nestl\u00e9<\/a> as part of its continuing effort to shed old Sandoz and Ciba-Geigy businesses and focus on healthcare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In 2009, Novartis reached an agreement to acquire an 85% stake in the Chinese vaccines company Zhejiang Tianyuan Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.<\/strong> as part of a strategic initiative to build a vaccines industry leader in this country and expand the Group&#8217;s limited presence in this fast-growing market segment. This proposed acquisition will require government and regulatory approvals in China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 2010, Novartis offered to pay US $39.3\u00a0billion to fully acquire <a title=\"Alcon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alcon\">Alcon<\/a>, the world&#8217;s largest eye-care company, including a majority stake held by <a title=\"Nestl\u00e9\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nestl%C3%A9\">Nestl\u00e9<\/a>. <strong>Novartis had bought 25% of Alcon in 2008.<\/strong> Novartis created a new division and called it Alcon, under which it placed its CIBA VISION subsidiary and Novartis Ophthalmics, which became the second-largest division of Novartis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 2011, <strong>Novartis acquired the medical laboratory diagnostics company Genoptix<\/strong> to &#8220;serve as a strong foundation for our (Novartis&#8217;) individualized treatment programs&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In 2012, the Company cut ~2000 positions in the United States, most in sales, in response to anticipated revenue downturns from the <a title=\"Hypertension\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hypertension\">hypertension<\/a> drug <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Diovan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diovan\">Diovan<\/a>, which was losing patent protection, and the realization that the anticipated successor to Diovan, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Rasilez\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rasilez\">Rasilez<\/a>, was failing in clinical trials.<\/strong><sup id=\"cite_ref-APjp2012_47-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>The 2012 personnel reductions follow ~2000 cut positions in Switzerland and the United States in 2011, ~1400 cut positions in the United States in 2010, and a reduction of &#8220;thousands&#8221; and several site closures in previous years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Also in 2012, Novartis became the biggest manufacturer of generic skin care medicine, after agreeing to buy Fougera Pharmaceuticals for $1.525\u00a0billion in cash.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In 2013, <a title=\"Novartis v. Union of India &amp; Others\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis_v._Union_of_India_%26_Others\">the Indian Supreme Court issued a decision<\/a> rejecting Novartis&#8217; patent application in India on the final form of <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Gleevec\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gleevec\">Gleevec<\/a>, Novartis&#8217;s cancer drug;<\/strong> the case caused great controversy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In 2013, Novartis was sued again by the US government, this time for allegedly bribing doctors for a decade so that their patients are steered towards the company&#8217;s drugs.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In January 2014, Novartis announced plans to cut 500 jobs from its pharmaceuticals division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In February 2014, Novartis announced that it has acquired CoStim Pharmaceuticals.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In May 2014, Novartis bought the rights to market <a class=\"new\" title=\"Ophthotech (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Ophthotech&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Ophthotech<\/a>&#8216;s <a class=\"new\" title=\"Fovista (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fovista&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Fovista<\/a> (an anti-<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"PDGF\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PDGF\">PDGF<\/a> <a title=\"Aptamer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aptamer\">aptamer<\/a>, also being investigated for use in combination with anti-<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"VEGF\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VEGF\">VEGF<\/a> treatments) outside the United States for up to $1\u00a0billion. Novartis will acquire exclusive rights to market the eye drug outside of America whilst retaining US marketing rights. The company agreed to pay Ophthotech $200\u00a0million upfront, and $130\u00a0million in milestone payments relating to Phase III trials. Ophthotech is also eligible to receive up to $300\u00a0million dependent upon future marketing approval milestones outside of America and up to $400\u00a0million relating to sales milestones. In September 2014, Ophthotech received its first $50\u00a0million phase III trial milestone payment from Novartis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In April 2014, Novartis announced that it would acquire <a title=\"GlaxoSmithKline\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GlaxoSmithKline\">GlaxoSmithKline<\/a>&#8216;s cancer drug business for $16\u00a0billion as well as selling its vaccines business to GlaxoSmithKline for $7.1\u00a0billion.<\/strong><sup id=\"cite_ref-57\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In August 2014 <i>Genetic Engineering &amp; Biotechnology News<\/i> reported that Novartis had acquired a 15% stake in <strong><a class=\"new\" title=\"Gamida Cell (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Gamida_Cell&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Gamida Cell<\/a><\/strong> for $35\u00a0million, with the option to purchase the whole company for approximately $165\u00a0million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In October 2014, Novartis announced its intention to sell its influenza vaccine business (inclusive of its development pipeline), subject to regulatory approval, to <a title=\"CSL Limited\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CSL_Limited\">CSL<\/a> for $275 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"2015\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2015<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In March, the company announced <a class=\"new\" title=\"BioPharma (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=BioPharma&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">BioPharma<\/a> had completed its acquisition of two Phase III cancer-drug candidates; the <a title=\"MEK inhibitor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MEK_inhibitor\">MEK inhibitor<\/a> <a title=\"Binimetinib\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Binimetinib\">binimetinib<\/a> (MEK 162) and the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"BRAF inhibitor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BRAF_inhibitor\">BRAF inhibitor<\/a> <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Encorafenib\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Encorafenib\">encorafenib<\/a> (LGX818), for $85 million. Further, the company sold its <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"RNAi\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RNAi\">RNAi<\/a> portfolio to <a title=\"Arrowhead Research\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arrowhead_Research\">Arrowhead Research<\/a> for $10 million and $25 million in stock. In June, the company announced <strong>it would acquire Spinifex Pharmaceuticals for more than $200 million<\/strong><sup>.<\/sup> In August, the company acquired the remaining rights to the <a title=\"CD20\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD20\">CD20<\/a> monoclonal antibody <a title=\"Ofatumumab\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ofatumumab\">Ofatumumab<\/a> from <a title=\"GlaxoSmithKline\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GlaxoSmithKline\">GlaxoSmithKline<\/a> for up to $1 billion. In October the company acquired <a class=\"new\" title=\"Admune Therapeutics (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Admune_Therapeutics&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Admune Therapeutics<\/a> for an undisclosed sum, as well as licensing <a class=\"new\" title=\"PBF-509 (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=PBF-509&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">PBF-509<\/a>, an <a title=\"Adenosine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adenosine\">adenosine<\/a> <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"A2A receptor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A2A_receptor\">A2A receptor<\/a> antagonist which is in Phase I clinical trials for non-small cell lung cancer, from <a class=\"new\" title=\"Palobiofarma (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Palobiofarma&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Palobiofarma<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"2016\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2016<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In November the company announced it would acquire <a class=\"new\" title=\"Selexys Pharmaceuticals (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Selexys_Pharmaceuticals&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Selexys Pharmaceuticals<\/a> for $665 million.<\/strong> In December, the company acquired<strong> <a class=\"new\" title=\"Encore Vision (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Encore_Vision&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Encore Vision<\/a>,<\/strong> gaining the company&#8217;s principle compound, EV06, is a first-in-<strong>class topical therapy for <a title=\"Presbyopia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Presbyopia\">presbyopia<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-67\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-67\">[67]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span id=\"Acquisition_history\" class=\"mw-headline\">Acquisition history<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The following is an illustration of the company&#8217;s major mergers and acquisitions and historical predecessors (this is not a comprehensive list):<\/span><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"nowrap\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Novartis<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Ciba-Geigy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciba-Geigy\">Ciba-Geigy<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Merged\u00a01996)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">J. R. Geigy Ltd<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Merged 1971)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">CIBA<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Merged 1971)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Sandoz\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandoz\">Sandoz<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Merged\u00a01996)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sandoz<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Kern and Sandoz Chemistry Firm<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Founded 1886)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Wander AG<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 1967)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Delmark\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delmark\">Delmark<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Wasabr\u00f6d\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wasabr%C3%B6d\">Wasabr\u00f6d<\/a> &#8211; from 1999 new ownership: Barilla Alimentare S.p.A..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Gerber Products Company\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerber_Products_Company\">Gerber Products Company<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Sold 2007)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Clariant\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clariant\">Clariant<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Spun off 1995)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Syngenta\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syngenta\">Syngenta<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Spun off 2000)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hexal<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2005)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Eon Labs<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2005)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Chiron Corporation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chiron_Corporation\">Chiron\u00a0Corporation<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq\u00a02006)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chiron Corporation<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Adatomed GmbH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Cetus Corporation<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Cetus Oncology<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Restructured after Cetus acquisition)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Biocine Company<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Restructured after Cetus acquisition)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chiron Diagnostics<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Restructured after Cetus acquisition)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chiron Intraoptics<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Restructured after Cetus acquisition)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chiron Technologies<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Restructured after Cetus acquisition)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">PathoGenesis<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2001)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Matrix Pharmaceuticals Inc<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2002)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">PowderJect<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2003)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Zhejiang Tianyuan Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2009)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Alcon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alcon\">Alcon<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq\u00a02010)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Alcon<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Texas Pharmacal Company<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 1979)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Genoptix<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2011)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Fougera Pharmaceuticals<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2012)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">CoStim Pharmaceuticals<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2014)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"GlaxoSmithKline\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GlaxoSmithKline\">GlaxoSmithKline<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Cancer drug div, Acq 2014)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Spinifex Pharmaceuticals<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2015)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Admune Therapeutic<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2015)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Selexys Pharmaceuticals<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2016)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Encore Vision<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><small>(Acq 2016)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span id=\"Products\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Products very usefull for all of the following diseases:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"Pharmaceuticals\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Pharmaceuticals<\/span><\/h3>\n<table class=\"wikitable sortable jquery-tablesorter\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Indication (medicine)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indication_%28medicine%29\">Indication(s)<\/a> or drug type\/class<\/span><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sales <span class=\"error\">{{currency}} \u2013 invalid amount (<a title=\"Template:Currency\/doc\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Currency\/doc#Error_messages\">help<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sales year<\/span><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">% Change<\/span><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Notes<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Aclasta\/Reclast (<a title=\"Zoledronic acid\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zoledronic_acid\">zoledronic acid<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Osteoporosis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Osteoporosis\">Osteoporosis<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">590<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u22124%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Adelphane-Esidrex <strong>(<a title=\"Reserpine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reserpine\">reserpine<\/a>\/<a title=\"Dihydralazine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dihydralazine\">dihydralazine<\/a>\/<a title=\"Hydrochlorothiazide\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hydrochlorothiazide\">hydrochlorothiazide<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Hypertension\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hypertension\">Hypertension<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Afinitor\/Certican\/Zortress (<a title=\"Everolimus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Everolimus\">everolimus<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Prevention of <a title=\"Transplant rejection\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transplant_rejection\">transplant rejection<\/a>, various cancers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">797<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">80%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Amturnide (<a title=\"Aliskiren\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aliskiren\">aliskiren<\/a>\/<a title=\"Amlodipine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amlodipine\">amlodipine<\/a>\/hydrochlorothiazide)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hypertension<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Anafranil (<a title=\"Clomipramine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clomipramine\">clomipramine<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Major depressive disorder\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Major_depressive_disorder\">Major depressive disorder<\/a>, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Obsessive-compulsive disorder\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder\">obsessive-compulsive disorder<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Arcapta Neohaler\/Onbrez Breezhaler (<a title=\"Indacaterol\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indacaterol\">indacaterol<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"COPD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/COPD\">COPD<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Brinaldix (<a title=\"Clopamide\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clopamide\">clopamide<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hypertension<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Clozaril\/Leponex (<a title=\"Clozapine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clozapine\">clozapine<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Treatment-resistant <a title=\"Schizophrenia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schizophrenia\">schizophrenia<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Co-Diovan (<a title=\"Valsartan\/hydrochlorothiazide\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valsartan\/hydrochlorothiazide\">Valsartan\/hydrochlorothiazide<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hypertension<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Coartem\/Riamet (<a title=\"Artemether\/lumefantrine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Artemether\/lumefantrine\">artemether\/lumefantrine<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Malaria (uncomplicated)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Comtan (<a title=\"Entacapone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entacapone\">entacapone<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Parkinson's disease\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parkinson%27s_disease\">Parkinson&#8217;s disease<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">530<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u221214%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Cosentyx (<a title=\"Secukinumab\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secukinumab\">secukinumab<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Psoriasis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Psoriasis\">Psoriasis<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Diovan (<a title=\"Valsartan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valsartan\">valsartan<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hypertension<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">4,417<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u221222%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Entresto (<a title=\"Valsartan\/sacubitril\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valsartan\/sacubitril\">valsartan\/sacubitril<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Heart failure\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heart_failure\">Heart failure<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Enterovioform (<a title=\"Clioquinol\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clioquinol\">clioquinol<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Amoebiasis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amoebiasis\">Amoebiasis<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Eucreas\/Galvus Met (<a title=\"Vildagliptin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vildagliptin\">vildagliptin<\/a>\/<a title=\"Metformin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metformin\">metformin<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Diabetes mellitus type 2\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diabetes_mellitus_type_2\">Diabetes mellitus type 2<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Exelon Patch (<a title=\"Rivastigmine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rivastigmine\">rivastigmine<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Alzheimer's disease\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alzheimer%27s_disease\">Alzheimer&#8217;s disease<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1,050<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u22122%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Exforge (<a title=\"Amlodipine\/valsartan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amlodipine\/valsartan\">amlodipine\/valsartan<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hypertension<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1,352<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">12%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Exjade (<a title=\"Deferasirox\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deferasirox\">deferasirox<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chronic <a title=\"Iron overload\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron_overload\">iron overload<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">870<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Manufactured as tablets for oral suspension; tablets for oral use are marketed under the brand name Jadenu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Famvir (<a title=\"Famciclovir\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Famciclovir\">famciclovir<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Herpes zoster\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Herpes_zoster\">Herpes zoster<\/a> and other <i>Herpesvirus<\/i> infection<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Fanapt (<a title=\"Iloperidone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iloperidone\">iloperidone<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Schizophrenia<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Femara (<a title=\"Letrozole\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Letrozole\">letrozole<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Breast cancer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breast_cancer\">Breast cancer<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">438<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-7\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u221252%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Focalin (<a title=\"Dexmethylphenidate\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dexmethylphenidate\">dexmethylphenidate<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"ADHD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ADHD\">ADHD<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">First US generics of Focalin became available in 2007<sup id=\"cite_ref-77\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-77\">[77]<\/a><\/sup> Focalin XR became available in 2012.<sup id=\"cite_ref-78\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-78\">[78]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Foradil\/Foradile (<a title=\"Formoterol\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Formoterol\">formoterol<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Asthma\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asthma\">Asthma<\/a>, COPD<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Galvus (<a title=\"Vildagliptin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vildagliptin\">vildagliptin<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Diabetes mellitus type 2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">910<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-8\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">39%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Gilenya (<a title=\"Fingolimod\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fingolimod\">fingolimod<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Multiple sclerosis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multiple_sclerosis\">Multiple sclerosis<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1,195<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-9\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">142%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Gleevec\/Glivec (<a title=\"Imatinib\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imatinib\">imatinib<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Oncology\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oncology\">Oncology<\/a>, <a title=\"Chronic myelogenous leukemia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chronic_myelogenous_leukemia\">Chronic myelogenous leukemia<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">4,675<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-10\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hygroton (<a title=\"Chlortalidone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chlortalidone\">chlortalidone<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hypertension<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ilaris (<a title=\"Canakinumab\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canakinumab\">canakinumab<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cryopyrin-associated_periodic_syndrome\">Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Jadenu (<a title=\"Deferasirox\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deferasirox\">deferasirox<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chronic iron overload<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Deferasirox tablets for oral use\u2014a new formulation of Exjade (which comes in tablets for oral suspension)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Jakavi\/Jakafi (<a title=\"Ruxolitinib\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruxolitinib\">ruxolitinib<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Myelofibrosis (of intermediate to high risk)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Lamisil (<a title=\"Terbinafine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terbinafine\">terbinafine<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Fungal infections<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Lescol (<a title=\"Fluvastatin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fluvastatin\">fluvastatin<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Hypercholesterolemia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hypercholesterolemia\">Hypercholesterolemia<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">665<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2007<sup id=\"cite_ref-novartis2007sales_79-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-novartis2007sales-79\">[79]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u22128%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Lioresal (<a title=\"Baclofen\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baclofen\">baclofen<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Spasticity\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spasticity\">Spasticity<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Lotrel (<a title=\"Amlodipine\/benazepril\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amlodipine\/benazepril\">amlodipine\/benazepril<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hypertension<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">748<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2007<sup id=\"cite_ref-novartis2007sales_79-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-novartis2007sales-79\">[79]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u221234%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Lucentis (<a title=\"Ranibizumab\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ranibizumab\">ranibizumab<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Age-related <a title=\"Macular degeneration\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macular_degeneration\">macular degeneration<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2,398<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-11\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">17%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Ludiomil (<a title=\"Maprotiline\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maprotiline\">maprotiline<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Major depressive disorder<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Mellaril (<a title=\"Thioridazine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thioridazine\">thioridazine<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Schizophrenia<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Myfortic (<a title=\"Mycophenolic acid\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mycophenolic_acid\">mycophenolic acid<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Prevention of transplant rejection<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">579<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-12\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">12%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Navoban (<a title=\"Tropisetron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropisetron\">tropisetron<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemotherapy-induced_nausea_and_vomiting\">Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Odomzo (<a title=\"Sonidegib\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sonidegib\">sonidegib<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Locally advanced <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Basal cell carcinoma\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basal_cell_carcinoma\">basal cell carcinoma<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ritalin (<a title=\"Methylphenidate\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Methylphenidate\">methylphenidate<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"ADHD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ADHD\">ADHD<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">554<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-13\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sandimmune\/Neoral (<a title=\"Ciclosporin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciclosporin\">ciclosporin<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Prevention of transplant rejection<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">821<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-14\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u22129%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Sandostatin (<a title=\"Octreotide\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Octreotide\">octreotide<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Acromegaly\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acromegaly\">Acromegaly<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1,512<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-15\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Signifor (<a title=\"Pasireotide\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pasireotide\">pasireotide<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Cushing's disease\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cushing%27s_disease\">Cushing&#8217;s disease<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-80\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-80\">[80]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-81\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-81\">[81]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Simulect (<a title=\"Basiliximab\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basiliximab\">basiliximab<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Prevention of transplant rejection<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Sirdalud (<a title=\"Tizanidine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tizanidine\">tizanidine<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Spasticity<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Spersallerg (<a title=\"Antazoline\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antazoline\">antazoline<\/a>\/<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Tetrahydrozoline\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tetrahydrozoline\">tetrahydrozoline<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Allergic conjunctivitis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allergic_conjunctivitis\">Allergic conjunctivitis<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Stalevo (<a title=\"Carbidopa\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carbidopa\">carbidopa<\/a>\/<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Levodopa\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Levodopa\">levodopa<\/a>\/<a title=\"Entacapone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entacapone\">entacapone<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Parkinson&#8217;s disease<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Tasigna (<a title=\"Nilotinib\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nilotinib\">nilotinib<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chronic myelogenous leukemia (first-line treatment<sup id=\"cite_ref-wsjtasigna2012_82-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-wsjtasigna2012-82\">[82]<\/a><\/sup>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">998<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-16\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">39%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"NICE\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NICE\">NICE<\/a> formulary approval, January 2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-wsjtasigna2012_82-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-wsjtasigna2012-82\">[82]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Tegretol (<a title=\"Carbamazepine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carbamazepine\">carbamazepine<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Epilepsy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epilepsy\">Epilepsy<\/a>, <a title=\"Bipolar disorder\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bipolar_disorder\">bipolar disorder<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">413<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2007<sup id=\"cite_ref-novartis2007sales_79-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-novartis2007sales-79\">[79]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Tekamlo (<a title=\"Aliskiren\/amlodipine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aliskiren\/amlodipine\">aliskiren\/amlodipine<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hypertension<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Tekturna\/Rasilez (<a title=\"Aliskiren\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aliskiren\">aliskiren<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hypertension<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Termalgin (<a title=\"Paracetamol\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paracetamol\">paracetamol<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Fever, mild pain<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Tobi (<a title=\"Tobramycin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tobramycin\">tobramycin<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Prevention of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/i> infection in <a title=\"Cystic fibrosis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cystic_fibrosis\">cystic fibrosis<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">350 (US only)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-Teva2013_83-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-Teva2013-83\">[83]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Teva introduced generic in the US in 2013<sup id=\"cite_ref-Teva2013_83-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-Teva2013-83\">[83]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Tofranil (<a title=\"Imipramine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imipramine\">imipramine<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Major depressive disorder, <a title=\"Enuresis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enuresis\">enuresis<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Trileptal (<a title=\"Oxcarbazepine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oxcarbazepine\">oxcarbazepine<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Epilepsy, bipolar disorder<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">690 (US only)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2007<sup id=\"cite_ref-teva2007_84-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-teva2007-84\">[84]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Teva introduced generic in 2008<sup id=\"cite_ref-teva2007_84-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-teva2007-84\">[84]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Tyzeca\/Sebivo (<a title=\"Telbivudine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Telbivudine\">telbivudine<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chronic <a title=\"Hepatitis B\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hepatitis_B\">hepatitis B<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Visudyne (<a title=\"Verteporfin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Verteporfin\">verteporfin<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Age-related macular degeneration (wet form)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Voltaren (<a title=\"Diclofenac\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diclofenac\">diclofenac<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Acute pain, inflammatory disorders (such as <a title=\"Rheumatoid arthritis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rheumatoid_arthritis\">rheumatoid arthritis<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">759 (excl. OTC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-17\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u22124%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Zometa (<a title=\"Zoledronic acid\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zoledronic_acid\">zoledronic acid<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Prevention of bone fractures in cancer patients<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1,288<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-18\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u221213%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Xolair (<a title=\"Omalizumab\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Omalizumab\">omalizumab<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Moderate-to-severe <a title=\"Asthma\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asthma\">asthma<\/a> not controlled by inhaled <a title=\"Glucocorticoid\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glucocorticoid\">steroids<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chronic idiopathic <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Urticaria\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Urticaria\">urticaria<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">504<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2012<sup id=\"cite_ref-2012Sales_76-19\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-2012Sales-76\">[76]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Zaditen (<a title=\"Ketotifen\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ketotifen\">ketotifen<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Asthma, allergic conjunctivitis<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span id=\"Consumer_health\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Consumer health<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"div-col columns column-count column-count-3\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Benefiber\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benefiber\">Benefiber<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"new\" title=\"Bialcol (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Bialcol&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Bialcol<\/a> Alcohol<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Buckley's\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buckley%27s\">Buckley&#8217;s<\/a> cold and cough formula<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Bufferin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bufferin\">Bufferin<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"ChestEze\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ChestEze\">ChestEze<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"new\" title=\"Comtrex (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Comtrex&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Comtrex<\/a> cold and cough<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Penciclovir\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Penciclovir\">Denavir\/Vectavir<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Miconazole\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miconazole\">Desenex<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Doan's\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doan%27s\">Doan&#8217;s<\/a> pain relief<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Ex-Lax\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ex-Lax\">Ex-Lax<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Excedrin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Excedrin\">Excedrin<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Fenistil\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fenistil\">Fenistil<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Gas-X\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gas-X\">Gas-X<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Habitrol\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Habitrol\">Habitrol<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Keri\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keri\">Keri<\/a> skin care<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Lamisil\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lamisil\">Lamisil<\/a> foot care<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"new\" title=\"Lipactin (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Lipactin&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Lipactin<\/a> <a title=\"Herpes simplex\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Herpes_simplex\">herpes<\/a> symptomatic treatment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Maalox\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maalox\">Maalox<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Nicotine replacement therapy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicotine_replacement_therapy\">Nicotinell<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"No-doz\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No-doz\">No-doz<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Quinvaxem\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quinvaxem\">Quinvaxem<\/a> (<a title=\"Pentavalent vaccine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pentavalent_vaccine\">Pentavalent vaccine<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Xylometazoline\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xylometazoline\">Otrivine<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Lansoprazole\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lansoprazole\">Prevacid 24HR<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Savlon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Savlon\">Savlon<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Tavist\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tavist\">Tavist<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Theraflu\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theraflu\">Theraflu<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Triaminic<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Tioconazole\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tioconazole\">Vagistat<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Tixylix\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tixylix\">Tixylix<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Diclofenac\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diclofenac\">Voltaren<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In January 2009, the <a title=\"United States Department of Health and Human Services\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services\">United States Department of Health and Human Services<\/a> awarded Novartis a $486\u00a0million contract for construction of the first U.S. plant to produce cell-based <a title=\"Influenza vaccine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Influenza_vaccine\">influenza vaccine<\/a>, to be located in <a title=\"Holly Springs, North Carolina\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holly_Springs,_North_Carolina\">Holly Springs, North Carolina<\/a>. The stated goal of this program is the capability of producing 150,000,000 doses of <a title=\"Influenza research\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Influenza_research#Pandemic_flu_vaccine_planning\">pandemic vaccine<\/a> within six months of declaring a flu pandemic.<sup id=\"cite_ref-85\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-85\">[85]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In April 2014, Novartis divested its consumer health section with $3,5 billion worth of assets into a new joint venture with <a title=\"GlaxoSmithKline\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GlaxoSmithKline\">GlaxoSmithkline<\/a>, named GSK Consumer Healthcare, of which Novartis will hold a 36,5% stake.<sup id=\"cite_ref-86\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novartis#cite_note-86\">[86]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Animal_health\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Animal health<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span id=\"Pet_Care\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Pet Care<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Interceptor (<a title=\"Milbemycin oxime\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milbemycin_oxime\">Milbemycin oxime<\/a>), oral worm control product<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Sentinel Flavor Tabs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sentinel_Flavor_Tabs\">Sentinel Flavor Tabs<\/a> (Milbemycin oxime, <a title=\"Lufenuron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lufenuron\">Lufenuron<\/a>), oral flea control product<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Deramaxx (<a title=\"Deracoxib\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deracoxib\">Deracoxib<\/a>), oral treatment for pain and inflammation from osteoarthritis in dogs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Capstar (<a title=\"Nitenpyram\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitenpyram\">Nitenpyram<\/a>), oral tablet for flea control<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Milbemax (<a title=\"Milbemycin oxime\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milbemycin_oxime\">Milbemycin oxime<\/a>, <a title=\"Praziquantel\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Praziquantel\">Praziquantel<\/a>), oral worm treatment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Program (<a title=\"Lufenuron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lufenuron\">Lufenuron<\/a>), oral tablet for flea control<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span id=\"Livestock\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Livestock<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Acatalk Duostar (Fluazuron, <a title=\"Ivermectin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ivermectin\">Ivermectin<\/a>), tick control for cattle<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">CLiK (Dicyclanil), blowfly control for sheep<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Denagard (Tiamulin)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Fasinex (<a title=\"Triclabendazole\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Triclabendazole\">Triclabendazole<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">ViraShield<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span id=\"Bioprotection_.28insect_and_rodent_control.29\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Bioprotection (insect and rodent control)<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Actara (Thiamenthoxam)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Atrazine (<a title=\"Atrazine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atrazine\">Atrazine<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Larvadex (<a title=\"Cyromazine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyromazine\">Cyromazine<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Neporex (<a title=\"Cyromazine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyromazine\">Cyromazine<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Oxyfly (<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Lambda-cyhalothrin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lambda-cyhalothrin\">Lambda-cyhalothrin<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Virusnip (<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Potassium monopersulfate\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Potassium_monopersulfate\">Potassium monopersulfate<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novartis International AG is a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland. 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