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Type: Subsidiary
On the web:
http://www.bayerhealthcare.com
Employees:
53,100
If you're sick, just grin and Bayer it. The health care products subsidiary of Bayer AG, Bayer HealthCare develops and manufactures products for humans and animals. Bayer HealthCare operates through four divisions: Animal Health (veterinary drugs); Consumer Care (OTC medications); Medical Care (diagnostic equipment makers including Diabetes Care and MEDRAD); and Pharmaceuticals (represented by Bayer-Schering Pharma and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals). The company's better known products include YAZ birth control pills, antibiotic Avelox, erectile dysfunction treatment Levitra, Bayer Aspirin, Alka-Seltzer, One-A-Day vitamins, and the flea preventative Advantage.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $20,814.9M
Officers:
Chairman Executive Committee and CEO: Arthur J. Higgins
CEO: Marijn E. Dekkers
Head Animal Health Communications: Astrid Köhler
Competitors:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Johnson & Johnson
Pfizer
