Overview
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., a worldwide pharmaceutical company, specializes in manufacturing innovative drugs for niche markets. This huge company has a significant advantage in research and development. Its corporate headquarters is in Israel, where it is the leader in the production, sale and distribution of pharmaceutical products. Teva has over a century of experience in the health-care industry and operates through a global network. About 13,000 employees work for the company. In 2003, Teva announced $3.276 billion in sales. Gate Pharmaceuticals is its specialist division focusing on medication for central nervous-system diseases, Gate Pharmaceuticals. As well as these large categories, Gate also produces diet pills, which are inhibitors or appetite suppressants.
Domains
This global corporation focuses its manufacture and sales on two main categories:
- human pharmaceuticals: generic and sterile drugs in many forms such as tablets, capsules, ointments, creams and liquids
- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), which has its own production and also produces for other manufacturers worldwide.
Its innovative drugs are: Copaxone, for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, and medicines for Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy.
