Drug Manufacturers Directory
An important source of information about medications is the pharmaceutical company who manufactures or markets the medication. Many of our readers send questions asking about drugs. In order to help as many individuals as quick as possible, we are now listing all the drug companies with a telephone number and Web site that contacts the drug company’s medical information specialists.
Our hope is that this information will be of aid to our readers who have questions about medications. Do not hesitate calling a drug company for further information on a drug or to report any untoward effects of a drug that you are taking. Become actively involved in the treatment protocol.
| 3M
Pharmaceuticals 800 - 328-0255— www.3M.com |
Abbott
Laboratories 800-633-9110— www.abbott.com |
Agouron
Pharmaceuticals Inc. 888-847-2237— www.agouron.com |
| Alcon
Labratories, Inc. 800-451-3937— www.alconlabs.com |
Allergan,
Inc. 714-246-4500— www.allergan.com |
Alpharma 800-638-9096— www.alpharmauspd.com |
| Alza
Pharmaceuticals 800-634-8977 or 800-506-4959 www.alza.com |
Amarin
Pharmaceuticals 888-952-7462— www.amarincorp.com |
Amgen Inc. 800-772-6436— www.amgen.com |
| Andrx
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.800-621-7143— www.andrx.com |
Apothecon
Products 800-631-5244— www.bms.com |
AstraZeneca
Pharmaceutical 800-236-9033— www.astrazeneca-us.com |
| Aventis
Pasteur, Inc. 800-822-2463— www.aventis.com |
Aventis
Pharmaceuticals 800-633-1610— www.aventispharma-us.com |
Axcan
Scandipharm., Inc.205-991-8055— www.axcandipharm.com |
| Barr
Laboratories 800-222-4043— www.barrlabs.com |
Bausch &
Lamb Pharmaceuticals 800-323-0000— www.Bausch.com |
Bayer Corp.
Pharmaceutical Div. 800-288-8371— www.bayerpharma-na.com |
| Bayer
Corporation Pharmaceuticals Division-Biological Products 800-468-0894— www.bayerbiologicals.com |
Bayer Corp.
Consumer Care Div 800-348-2240— www.bayercare.com |
Berlex
Laboratories 888-237-5394— www.berlex.com |
| Bertek
Pharmaceuticals Inc. 888-523-7835— www.bertek.com |
Biogen, Inc. 800-456-2255— www.biogen.comBiogen |
Bioglan
Pharma., Inc. 610-232-2000— wwwbioglanusa.com |
| Biovail
Pharmaceuticals. Inc.800-246-8245— www.biovail.com |
Block Drug
Company, Inc. 800-365-6500 ext. 1308—www.blockdrug.com |
Boehringer
Ingelheim Pharma., Inc. 800-542-6257— www.boehringer-ingelheim.com |
| Braintree
Laboratories, Inc 800-874-6756— www.braintreelabs.com |
Bristol-Meyers
Consumer Products 800-468-7746— www.bms.com |
Bristol-Meyers
Squibb Company 800-321-1335— www.bms.com |
| Bristol-MeyersSquibb-Oncology/Immunology 800-426-7644— www.bms.com |
Calgene
Corporation 732 -805-3905— www.calgene.com |
Cell
Therapeutics, Inc. 800-715-0944— www.cticseattle.com |
| Celltech
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 888-963-3382— www.celltechgroup.com |
Centocor,
Inc. 800-457-6309— www.centocor.com |
Cephelon,
Inc. 610-344-0200 www.cephelon.com |
| Chiron
Corporation 800-244-7668, selection #2— www.Chiron.com |
Colgate Oral
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-226-5428— www.colgate.com |
Collagenex
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 888-339-5678— www.collagenex.com |
| ConneticsCorp. 800-280-2879 www.connetics.com |
Dailichi
Pharmaceutical Corp. 877-324-4244— www.dailchius.com |
Dermik
Laboratories, Inc. 800-633-1610— www.dermik.com |
| Dey 800-755-5560— wwwdeyinc.com |
Dista
Products Company 800-545-5979—www.lilly.com www.dupontpharma.com |
Duramed
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-543-3763— www.duramed.com |
| Eisai Inc. 888-422-4743— www.eisai.com |
Elan
Pharmaceuticals 888-638-7605— www.elanpharma.com |
Endo
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-462-3636— www.endo.com |
| ESI Lederle,
Inc. 800-934-5556— www.ahp.com |
Faro
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 877-994-3276— www.Prometheus-labs.com |
Faulding
Laboratories, Inc. *00-432-8534— www.faulding.com |
| Ferndale
Laboratories, Inc. 248-548-0900— www.ferndalelabs.com |
Ferring
Pharmaceuticals, Inc 800-822-8214— www.ferringusa.com |
First horizon
Pharmaceutical Corp. 770-442-9707— www.horizonpharm.com |
| Fleet C.B.
Co, Inc. 434-528-4000—www.cbfleet.com |
Forest pharmaceuticals, Inc.800-678-1605—www.forestpharm.com | Fujisawa
Healthcare, Inc. 800-727-7003— www.fujisawa.com |
| Galderma
Laboratories L.P. 800-582-8225— wwwgalderma.com |
Gate
Pharmaceuticals 800-292-4283— www.gatepharma.com |
Genentech,
Inc. 800-821-8590— www.genentech.com |
| Geneva
Pharmaceuticals, Inc 800-525-8747— www.genevarx.com |
Genzyme
Corporation 800-745-4447— www.genzyme.com |
Gilead
Sciences, Inc. 800-445-3235— www.gilead.com |
| GlaxoSmithKlein 888-825-5249— www.gsk.com |
GlaxoSmithKlein
Consumer Healthcare 888-825-5249 www.gsk.com |
Healthpoint 800-441-8227— www.healthpoint.com |
| Hill
Dermaceuticals, Inc. 407-323-1897— www.hillderm.com |
ICN
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-548-5100 ext3531— www.icnpharm.com |
Immunex
Corporation 800-466-8639— wwwimmunex.com |
| Ivax
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 305-575-4100— www.ivaxpharmaceuticals.com |
Jacobus
Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. 800-921-7447 |
Janssen
Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. 800-526-7736— www.janssen.com |
| Johnson &
Johnson-Merck consumer Pharmaceuticals Co. 800-469-5268— www.jnjmedical.com |
Jones Pharma
Incorporated 800-776-3637— www.jmedpharma.com |
Key
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-526-4099— www.schering-plough.com |
| Kos
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 888-454-7437— www.kospharm.com |
Lederle
Pharmaceutical 800-466-8638 (Immunex)800-934-5556 (Other Products)— www.ahp.com |
Ligand
Pharmaceuticals Inc. 800-964-5836— www.ligand.com |
| Lilly, Eli
and Company 317-276-2000— www.lilly.com |
Mallinckrodt,
Inc. 800-325-8888— www.Mallinckrodt.com |
McNeil
Consumer Healthcare 215-273-7000— www.jnj.com |
| Medicis, Th
eDermatology Company 602-808-8800— www.medicis.com |
MedImunne
Inc. 877-633-4411 or 800-949-3789— www.medimmune.com |
Merck &
Co., Inc. 800-672-6372— www.merck.com |
| Merz
Pharmaceuticals 336-856-2003— www.merzusa.com |
Mission
Pharmacal Company 800-292-7364— www.missionpharmacal.com |
Monarch
Pharmaceuticals 800-776-3637— www.monarchpharm.com |
| Muro
Pharmaceutical, Inc. 800-225-0974— www.muropharm.com |
Mylan
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 877-446-3679— www.mylan.com |
Neosan
Pharmaceuticals 910-254-7350— www.neosan.com |
| Neutrogena
Dermatologics 310-642-1150— www.Neutrogena.com |
Novartis
Consumer Health, Inc. 800-452-0051— www.novartis.com |
Novartis
Pharmaceuticals Corp. 800-669-6682— www.novartis.com |
| Novo Nordisk
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-727-6500— www.nove-nordisk.com |
Novogyne
Pharmaceuticals 800-669-6682— www.pharma.us.novartis.com |
Oclassen
Dermatologics 800-272-5525— www.watsonpharm.com |
| Odyssey
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 877-427-9063— www.odysseypharm.com |
Organon, Inc. 800-631-1253— www.organoninc.com |
Ortho Biotech
Products, L.P. 800-325-7504 prompt #2— www.jnj.com |
| Ortho
Dermatological 800-426-7762— www.caringfor yourskin.com |
Ortho-Clinical
Diagnostics, Inc. 800-828-6316— www.orthoclinical.com |
Ortho-McNeil
Pharmaceutical Corp. 800-682-6532— www.orthomcneil.com |
| Otsuka
America Pharma, Inc. 800-441-6771—www.otsuka.com |
Paddock
Laboratories, Inc. 763-5464676— www.paddocklabs.com |
Par
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-828-9393— www.parpharm.com |
| Parke-Davis 800-223-0432— www.parke-davis.com |
Pedinol
Pharmacal, Inc. 631-293-9500— www.pedinol.com |
Personal
Products 800-682-6532— www.orthomcneil.com |
| Pfizer
Consumer Healthcare 800-223-0182— www.Pfizer.com |
Pfizer, Inc. 800-438-1985— www.Pfizer.com |
Pharmacia
& Upjohn 800-323-4204— www.pharmacia.com |
| Procter &
Gamble Pharmaceuticals 800-836-0658— www.pg.com |
Prometheus,
Inc. 858-824-0895— www.Prometheus-labs.com |
Purdue
Pharma, L.P. 888-726-7535— www.purduepharma.com |
| Reliant
Pharmaceuticals, LLC 908-580-1200— www.reliantrx.com |
Robins, A. H. 804-257-2000- www.ahp.com |
Roche
Pharmaceuticals 800-526-6367— www.rocheusa.com |
| Roerig
Division 800-438-1985— www.Pfizer.com |
Ross Products
Division 800-227-5767— www.abbott.com |
Roxanne
Laboratories, Inc. 800-962-8364— www.Roxanne.com |
| Sankyo
Pharma, Inc. 877-472-6596— www.sankyopharma.com |
Sanofi-Synthelabo,
Inc. 800-446-6267— www.sanofi-synthelabous.com |
Santen Inc. 877-772-6836— www.saneninc.com |
| Savage
Laboratories 800-231-0206— www.savagelabs.com |
Schein
Pharmaceutical, Inc. 800-548-6236— www.schein-rx.com |
Schering
Corporation 800-526-4099— www.schering-plough.com |
| Schwarz
Pharma Inc. 800-558-5114— www.schwarzusa.com |
Scios, Inc. 877-462-8732— www.sciosinc.com |
Sepracor,
Inc. 800-739-0565— www.sepracor.com |
| Serono Inc. 888-275-7376— www.seronousa.com |
Shire US,
Inc. 8005367878— www.shire.com |
Igma-Tau
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-447-0169— www.sigmatau.com |
| Solvay
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-241-1643— www.solvaypharmaceuticals-us.com |
Somerset
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 813-288-0400— www.somersetpharm.com |
Stiefel
Laboratories, Inc. 305-443-3800— www.steifel.com |
| Takeda
Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 877-825-3327— www.takedapharm.com |
TAP
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.800-622-2011 (Lupron) 800-478-9526
(Prevacid)— www.tap.com |
Taro
Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. 888-827-0872— www.taropharm.com |
| Ther-Rx
Corporation 314-209-1517— www.ther-rx.com |
UCB Pharma,
Inc. 800-477-7877— www.ucb-group.com |
Unimed
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-541-3492- www.unimed.com |
| United
Therapeutics 301-608-9292— www.unither.com |
Upsher-Smith
Laboratories, Inc. 800-654-2299— www.upsher-smith.com |
Wallace
Laboratories 800-526-3840— www.medpointeinc.com |
| Warner
Chilcott Laboratories 800-521-8813— www.wclabs.com |
Warner-Lambert
Consumer Group of Pfizer, Inc. 800-723-7529— www.prodhelp.com |
Warner-Lambert
Consumer Healthcare 800-223-0182— www.prodhelp.com |
| Watson
Laboratories, Inc. 800-272-5525— www.watsonpharm.com |
Wellspring
Pharmaceutical Corp. 732-460-9788— www.wellspringpharm.com |
Whitehall-Robins
Labs. Inc. 804-257-2000— www.ahp.com |
| Women First
Healthcare, Inc. 888-934-6361— www.womenfirst.com |
Wyeth Ayerst
Pharmaceuticals 800-934-5556— www.wyeth.com |
Xcel
Pharmaceuticals 858-202-2700— www.xcelpharmaceuticals.com |
Please report any errors in the above list or if you are aware of other drug companies that should be listed.
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