Servier

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Servier
Type The leading French independent pharmaceutical company
Founded  
Headquarters Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Key people  
Industry Pharmaceutical
Products Reference products for diseases of major importance
Revenue €3.5 billion
Operating income  
Net income  
Employees 20 000 employees worldwide, including 3000 in Research and Development
Website www.servier.com

Servier Laboratories is a privately owned French pharmaceutical company that specialises in medication for cardiological and rheumatological conditions, as well as for diabetes and clinical depression.[1] The consolidated turnover for the 2005/2006 financial year was €3.5 billion. Servier is the leading French independent pharmaceutical company, and the second French pharmaceutical company worldwide. It has branches in 140 countries, with 82% of its sales being achieved internationally.[1] The annual sales of its ACE inhibitor,Coversyl(perindopril)for past 2 consecutive years(2006 and 2007)exceeded US$1.0 bio thus making it Servier's first block-buster.

The company reports that almost 25% of its turnover is invested in research and development. It has 20 000 employees worldwide, of whom 3000 in research and development. 670 million drug boxes were produced for patients by the production sites in 2006.[1]

The Servier Clinical Support Unit in Gidy (near Orleans) is the largest unit of its kind in Europe for the production of drugs for clinical trials.[2]

[edit] Product portfolio

Notable products include the ACE inhibitor perindopril (Coversyl), osteoporosis agent strontium ranelate (Protelos), antidiabetic drug gliclazide (Diamicron)and (Diamicron MR) , diuretic antihypertensive indapamide (Fludex SR)or(Natrilex SR), antianginal drug ivabradine (Procoralan)and trimetazidine (Vastarel MR) and the antidepressant Tianeptine (Stablon) which is a unique serotonin reuptake enchancer (SSRE).[3]

ARCALION NATRILIX SR
ARTEX PNEUMOREL
COVERSYL PRETERAX - BIPRETERAX (perindopril with indapamide)
DAFLON 500 PROCORALAN
DIAMICRON MR PROTELOS
DUXIL PSEUDOPHAGE
GLUCIDORAL STABLON
HYPERIUM TRIVASTAL RETARD
LOCABIOTAL VASTAREL MR
MEDIAXAL VECTARION
MUPHORAN VITATHION (vitamins)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c SERVIER - Pharmaceutical company specialized in cardiology, diabetes, rheumatology, depression. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  2. ^ Servier UK - Key figures. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  3. ^ SERVIER - product portfolio. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.

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