Pfizer Inc One Of The Largest Research-based Pharmaceuticals Companies
Pfizer, founded in 1849, is one of the largest research-based pharmaceuticals companies in the United States. The company s areas of expertise include human and animal health, and consumer health care products. Its human health segment offers medicines for: Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, central nervous system disorders, Arthritis and pain, infectious and respiratory diseases, urogenital conditions, Cancer, eye diseases and allergies. The company s animal health division develops products for the prevention and treatment of diseases in livestock and companion animals. The products offered by the division include parasiticides, anti-inflammatories, vaccines, and antibiotics. The company s well-known brands include Sudafed, Listerine, Benadryl, Lipitor, Diflucan, Zithromax, Viagra and Celebrex. It also produces pharmaceutical chemicals and gelatin capsules, and offers contract-manufacturing services. Pfizer is headquartered in New York City.