Guide Note:
Abbott Laboratories is one of the US's top health care products makers. The company's pharmaceuticals include HIV treatment Norvir, rheumatoid arthritis therapy HUMIRA, and obesity drug Meridia. Its nutritional products division makes such well-known brands as Similac infant formula and the Ensure line of nutrition supplements. TAP Pharmaceutical Products, the company's joint venture with Takeda Pharmaceutical, markets best-selling acid reflux remedy Prevacid. Abbott Labs also makes laboratory diagnostic systems and devices to treat vascular disease.
Fast Facts:
- Annual Revenue: $22.48 Billion
- Headquarters: Abbott Park, IL (USA)
- Staff: 66,663
- President & CEO: Mr. Miles D. White