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 (Diabetes Care and MEDRAD) and Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany*. Bayer HealthCare has 53,100 employees worldwide and generated sales of EUR 15,407 million in 2008. The divisions Animal Health and Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany* are 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
- Products for farm animals (e.g. Baytril®)
- Products for companion animals (e.g. Advantage®/Advantix®, Baytril®)
Non-prescription medicines
- (e.g. Aspirin®, Aleve®/Naproxen, Canesten®, Lefax®, Talcid®, Alka-Seltzer®, Bepanthen®, Aktren®, Priorin®, Rennie®)
- Vitamins (e.g. One-A-Day®, Supradyn®)
- Diabetes Care: blood glucose monitoring systems (e.g. Contour®/Breeze® 2)
- MEDRAD: contrast injection systems
Prescription medicines
- Diagnostic Imaging (X-ray contrast media, contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging, application technologies for contrast agents), e.g. Magnevist®
- Hematology/Cardiology (blood-clotting agents, thromboembolic diseases), e.g.Kogenate®, Adalat®, Trasylol®
- Oncology (products for treating leukemias and lymphomas, drugs for solid-tumor therapy),
e.g. Viadur®, Nexavar® - Primary Care (anti-infectives, men’s healthcare, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases),
e.g. Ciprobay®/Cipro®, Avalox®/Avelox®, Glucobay®, Levitra®, Nimotop® - Specialized Therapeutics (drugs for treating diseases of the central nervous system),
e.g. Betaferon®/Betaseron® - Women’s Healthcare (contraception, menopause management, gynecological therapies),
e.g. Yasmin®
Best-selling products**
Adalat®
Hypertension treatment
Hypertension treatment
Advantage®
Flea control product for dogs and cats
Flea control product for dogs and cats
Contour®
Umbrella brand for blood glucose monitoring systems and services
Umbrella brand for blood glucose monitoring systems and services
Aspirin®
Pain reliever based on acetylsalicylic acid
Pain reliever based on acetylsalicylic acid
Avalox®/Avelox®
Drug to treat respiratory infections
Drug to treat respiratory infections
Betaferon®/Betaseron®
Specialty drug to treat multiple sclerosis
Specialty drug to treat multiple sclerosis
Ciprobay®/Cipro®
Medicine to treat infectious diseases
Medicine to treat infectious diseases
Kogenate®
Hemophilia treatment
Hemophilia treatment
Levitra®
Erectile dysfunction treatment
Erectile dysfunction treatment
Mirena®
Hormonal contraceptive
Hormonal contraceptive
Nexavar®
Medicine to treat kidney and liver cancer
Medicine to treat kidney and liver cancer
Yasmin®/YAZ®/Yasminelle®
Hormonal contraceptive
Hormonal contraceptive
Other products from Bayer HealthCare*
The names "Bayer Schering Pharma" or "Schering" as used in this website always refer to Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany, or its predecessor, Schering AG, Berlin, Germany, respectively.
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in alphabetical order
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