Corporate Profile for Allergan Inc., dated March 20, 1998.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0-
Published Date: March 20, 1998
Company Name: Allergan Inc.
Address: 2525 Dupont Dr.
Irvine, Calif. 92612
Main Telephone
Number: 714/246-4500
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL): www.allergan.com
Chief Executive
Officer: David Pyott
Investor Relations
Contact: Joyce Jameson
Business number: 714/246-5541
Trading Symbol/
Exchange: NYSE:AGN
Industry: pharmaceutical
Company description: Allergan is a technology-driven, global health-care company focused on specialty pharmaceutical products for specific disease areas that deliver value to customers, satisfy unmet medical needs and improve patients' lives. Allergan's yearly sales exceed $1 billion, and the company employs more than 6,000 technology and customer focused individuals in more than 100 countries around the world. Principal research facilities are located at corporate headquarters in Irvine, Calif. Devoting more than 10% of its sales to research and development, Allergan seeks to use proprietary technology to develop unique pharmaceutical products that create value and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. R&D efforts are focused in the disease areas of glaucoma/neuroprotection, retinal retinal /ret·i·nal/ (ret´i-n'l) 1. pertaining to the retina. 2. the aldehyde of retinol, derived from absorbed dietary carotenoids or esters of retinol and having vitamin A activity. disease, cataracts Cataracts Definition A cataract is a cloudiness or opacity in the normally transparent crystalline lens of the eye. This cloudiness can cause a decrease in vision and may lead to eventual blindness. and dry eye; skin disorders such as psoriasis psoriasis (sôrī`əsĭs), occasionally acute but usually chronic and recurrent inflammation of the skin. The exact cause is unknown, but the disease appears to be an inherited, possibly autoimmune disorder that causes the , acne acne, common inflammatory disease of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands characterized by blackheads, whiteheads, pustules, nodules and, in the more severe forms, by cysts and scarring. The lesions appear on the face, neck, back, chest, and arms. and photo-damaged skin; and other diseases such as movement disorders Movement Disorders Definition Movement disorders are a group of diseases and syndromes affecting the ability to produce and control movement. Description , pain and cancer. Founded in 1948, Allergan became a public company in 1970, merged with SmithKline Beckman in 1980, and was reestablished as an independent entity in 1989. Allergan common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol AGN AGN Again (Amateur Radio) AGN Active Galactic Nucleus AGN Acute Glomerulonephritis AGN Accountants Global Network AGN Air Gabon (ICAO code) . (52-week high/low: 37-3/16 / 25-7/8) Allergan releases are available on Allergan's Corporate News on the Net site at http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/agn.htm. CONTACT: Allergan Inc. |
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