
Pharmaceutical industry | Definition, Overview, History ...
Nov 1, 2025 · The pharmaceutical industry entails the discovery, development, and manufacture of drugs and medications (pharmaceuticals) by public and private organizations.
Description, Types, Preparation, & Facts - Britannica
Oct 9, 2025 · A pharmaceutical is a substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease and for restoring, correcting, or modifying organic functions.
Sackler family | Brothers, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, Opioid …
Nov 18, 2025 · The Sackler family formerly owned the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma, known for developing the highly addictive drug OxyContin. They gave up control of the …
Aventis | Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Merger | Britannica Money
Nov 28, 2025 · Aventis, former French pharmaceutical company founded in 1999 through the merger of the German firm Hoechst and the French company Rhône-Poulenc. With …
Dilip Shanghvi | Biography & Facts | Britannica Money
The son of a wholesale drug distributor, Shanghvi launched Sun Pharma soon after graduating (1982) from the University of Calcutta with a bachelor’s degree in commerce.
Sanofi-Aventis | Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, Biotechnology
Nov 28, 2025 · Sanofi-Aventis, French pharmaceutical company founded in 2004 through the merger of Sanofi-Synthélabo...
Johnson & Johnson | History, Products, & Controversies
Johnson & Johnson is the world’s second largest drug and biotechnology company by market capitalization, behind Eli Lilly (LLY) but ahead of other “big pharma” competitors such as …
Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, & Facts - Britannica Money
Like most “big pharma” companies, AstraZeneca’s future depends on its ability to: Maintain a pipeline of new and improved treatments in order to manage its revenue streams as patents …
Luigi Mangione | CEO Murder Suspect, Health Care Protests, …
1 day ago · Luigi Mangione is the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was gunned down in New York City on December 4, 2024. The juxtaposition of Mangione’s …
The Opioid Crisis | Britannica
Nov 19, 2024 · Sackler family, American family, former owners of the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma. Although the family is well known...