This document provides a directory of drug manufacturers with contact information including telephone numbers and websites. It lists over 100 pharmaceutical companies along with their medical information phone numbers and websites in order to help readers who have questions about medications to contact the manufacturers directly. The goal is to provide this information to help readers who have questions or want to report side effects of drugs they are taking.

1. 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

2. 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

3. Calgene Bristol-MeyersSquibb-
Corporation
Cell
Therapeutics, Inc. Oncology/Immunology
732 -805-3905—
800-715-0944—
800-426-7644—
www.calgene.com
www.cticseattle.com www.bms.com
Celltech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 888-963-3382— www.celltechgroup.com
Cephelon, Inc. 610-344-0200 www.cephelon.com
Chiron Corporation 800-244-7668, selection #2— www.Chiron.com
Centocor, Inc. 800-457-6309— www.centocor.com
Collagenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 888-339-5678— www.collagenex.com
ConneticsCorp. 800-280-2879 www.connetics.com
Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-226-5428— www.colgate.com
Dermik Laboratories, Inc. 800-633-1610— www.dermik.com
Dey 800-755-5560— wwwdeyinc.com
Dailichi Pharmaceutical Corp. 877-324-4244— www.dailchius.com
Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-543-3763— www.duramed.com
Eisai Inc. 888-422-4743— www.eisai.com
Dista Products Company 800-545-5979—www.lilly.com www.dupontpharma.com
Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-462-3636— www.endo.com
ESI Lederle, Inc. 800-934-5556— www.ahp.com
Elan Pharmaceuticals 888-638-7605— www.elanpharma.com
Faulding Laboratories, Inc. *00-432-8534— www.faulding.com
Ferndale Laboratories, Inc. 248-548-0900— www.ferndalelabs.com
Faro Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 877-994-3276— www.Prometheus-labs.com
First horizon Pharmaceutical Corp. 770-442-9707— www.horizonpharm.com
Fleet C.B. Co, Inc. 434-528-4000—www.cbfleet.com
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc 800-822-8214— www.ferringusa.com
Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc. 800-727-7003— www.fujisawa.com
Galderma Laboratories L.P. 800-582-8225— wwwgalderma.com
Forest pharmaceuticals, Inc.800-678- 1605—www.forestpharm.com
Genentech, Inc. 800-821-8590— www.genentech.com
Geneva Pharmaceuticals, Inc 800-525-8747— www.genevarx.com

4. Gate Pharmaceuticals 800-292-4283— www.gatepharma.com
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 800-445-3235— www.gilead.com
GlaxoSmithKlein 888-825-5249— www.gsk.com
Genzyme Corporation 800-745-4447— www.genzyme.com
GlaxoSmithKlein Consumer Healthcare
Healthpoint 888-825-5249
800-441-8227— www.gsk.com
www.healthpoint.com

5. ICN Hill Dermaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Immunex
Corporation 407-323-1897—
800-548-5100 ext3531—
800-466-8639—
www.hillderm.com
www.icnpharm.com
wwwimmunex.com
Ivax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 305-575-4100— www.ivaxpharmaceuticals.com
Janssen Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. 800-526-7736— www.janssen.com
Johnson & Johnson-Merck consumer Pharmaceuticals Co. 800-469-5268— www.jnjmedical.com
Jacobus Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. 800-921-7447
Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-526-4099— www.schering-plough.com
Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 888-454-7437— www.kospharm.com
Jones Pharma Incorporated 800-776-3637— www.jmedpharma.com
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 800-964-5836— www.ligand.com
Lilly, Eli and Company 317-276-2000— www.lilly.com
Lederle Pharmaceutical 800-466-8638 (Immunex)800-934-5556 (Other Products)— www.ahp.com
McNeil Consumer Healthcare 215-273-7000— www.jnj.com
Medicis, Th eDermatology Company 602-808-8800— www.medicis.com
Mallinckrodt, Inc. 800-325-8888— www.Mallinckrodt.com
Merck & Co., Inc. 800-672-6372— www.merck.com
Merz Pharmaceuticals 336-856-2003— www.merzusa.com
MedImunne Inc. 877-633-4411 or 800-949-3789— www.medimmune.com
Monarch Pharmaceuticals 800-776-3637— www.monarchpharm.com
Muro Pharmaceutical, Inc. 800-225-0974— www.muropharm.com
Mission Pharmacal Company 800-292-7364— www.missionpharmacal.com
Neosan Pharmaceuticals 910-254-7350— www.neosan.com
Neutrogena Dermatologics 310-642-1150— www.Neutrogena.com
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 877-446-3679— www.mylan.com
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. 800-669-6682— www.novartis.com
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-727-6500— www.nove-nordisk.com
Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. 800-452-0051— www.novartis.com
Oclassen Dermatologics 800-272-5525— www.watsonpharm.com
Odyssey Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 877-427-9063— www.odysseypharm.com

6. Novogyne Pharmaceuticals 800-669-6682— www.pharma.us.novartis.com
Ortho Biotech Products, L.P. 800-325-7504 prompt #2— www.jnj.com
Ortho Dermatological 800-426-7762— www.caringfor yourskin.com
Organon, Inc. 800-631-1253— www.organoninc.com
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Corp. 800-828-6316—
800-682-6532— www.orthoclinical.com
www.orthomcneil.com

7. Paddock Otsuka America Pharma, Inc.
Laboratories, Inc.
Par
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-441-6771—www.otsuka.com
763-5464676—
800-828-9393— www.paddocklabs.com
www.parpharm.com
Parke-Davis 800-223-0432— www.parke-davis.com
Personal Products 800-682-6532— www.orthomcneil.com
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare 800-223-0182— www.Pfizer.com
Pedinol Pharmacal, Inc. 631-293-9500— www.pedinol.com
Pharmacia & Upjohn 800-323-4204— www.pharmacia.com
Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals 800-836-0658— www.pg.com
Pfizer, Inc. 800-438-1985— www.Pfizer.com
Purdue Pharma, L.P. 888-726-7535— www.purduepharma.com
Reliant Pharmaceuticals, LLC 908-580-1200— www.reliantrx.com
Prometheus, Inc. 858-824-0895— www.Prometheus-labs.com
Roche Pharmaceuticals 800-526-6367— www.rocheusa.com
Roerig Division 800-438-1985— www.Pfizer.com
Robins, A. H. 804-257-2000- www.ahp.com
Roxanne Laboratories, Inc. 800-962-8364— www.Roxanne.com
Sankyo Pharma, Inc. 877-472-6596— www.sankyopharma.com
Ross Products Division 800-227-5767— www.abbott.com
Santen Inc. 877-772-6836— www.saneninc.com
Savage Laboratories 800-231-0206— www.savagelabs.com
Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc. 800-446-6267— www.sanofi-synthelabous.com
Schering Corporation 800-526-4099— www.schering-plough.com
Schwarz Pharma Inc. 800-558-5114— www.schwarzusa.com
Schein Pharmaceutical, Inc. 800-548-6236— www.schein-rx.com
Sepracor, Inc. 800-739-0565— www.sepracor.com
Serono Inc. 888-275-7376— www.seronousa.com
Scios, Inc. 877-462-8732— www.sciosinc.com
Igma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-447-0169— www.sigmatau.com
Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 800-241-1643— www.solvaypharmaceuticals-us.com
Shire US, Inc. 8005367878— www.shire.com
Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. 305-443-3800— www.steifel.com

8. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 877-825-3327— www.takedapharm.com
Somerset Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 813-288-0400— www.somersetpharm.com
TAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.800-622-2011
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. (Lupron) 800-478-9526
(Prevacid)—
888-827-0872— www.tap.com
www.taropharm.com
Ther-Rx Corporation UCB Pharma, Inc. Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

9. 314-209-1517— www.ther-rx.com
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
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