Health care
Bayer HealthCare
Headquartered in Leverkusen, Bayer HealthCare researches, develops, manufactures and markets innovative products for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The company thus plays an important part in improving the health of people and animals. This subgroup comprises four global divisions: Animal Health, Consumer Care, Medical Care and Pharmaceuticals.
Bayer HealthCare has 55,700 employees worldwide and generated sales of EUR 16,913 million in 2010. The division Animal Health is headquartered in Germany, while Consumer Care and Medical Care (Diabetes Care and MEDRAD) are based in the United States. Bayer HealthCare’s Animal Health and Consumer Care divisions occupy leading positions worldwide.
Principal products and brands
Consumer Care
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Non-prescription medicines (e.g. Aspirin™ , Aleve™ /Naproxen, Canesten™ , Lefax™ , Talcid™ , Alka-Seltzer™ , Bepanthen™ , Aktren™ , Priorin™ , Rennie™ )
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Vitamins (e.g. One-A-Day™ , Supradyn™ )
Medical Care
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Diabetes Care: blood glucose monitoring systems (e.g. Contour™ /Breeze™ 2)
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MEDRAD: contrast injection systems
Pharmaceuticals
Prescription medicines
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Diagnostic Imaging (X-ray contrast media, contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging, application technologies for contrast agents), e.g. Magnevist™
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Hematology/Cardiology (blood-clotting agents, thromboembolic diseases), e.g.Kogenate™ , Adalat™ , Trasylol™ , Xarelto™
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Oncology (products for treating leukemias and lymphomas, drugs for solid-tumor therapy),
e.g. Viadur™ , Nexavar™
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Primary Care (anti-infectives, men’s healthcare, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases),
e.g. Ciprobay™ /Cipro™ , Avalox™ /Avelox™ , Glucobay™ , Levitra™ , Nimotop™
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Specialized Therapeutics (drugs for treating diseases of the central nervous system),
e.g. Betaferon™ /Betaseron™
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Women’s Healthcare (contraception, menopause management, gynecological therapies),
e.g. Yasmin™ .
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Best-selling products**
Contour™
Umbrella brand for blood glucose monitoring systems and services
Aspirin™
Pain reliever based on acetylsalicylic acid
Mirena™
Hormonal contraceptive
Nexavar™
Medicine to treat kidney and liver cancer
Yasmin™ /YAZ™ /Yasminelle™
Hormonal contraceptive
The names "Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals" or "Health Care Pharmaceuticals" as used in this website always refer to Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Berlin, Germany, or its predecessor, HealthCare, Berlin, Germany, respectively.