ALZA Corporation
ALZA Corporation is a pharmaceutical company founded in 1968 by Dr. Alejandro Zaffaroni. In May 2001, ALZA was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in a stock-for-stock transaction worth 10.5 billion dollars.
ALZA has developed and marketed many successful drug delivery platforms including:
- ALZAMER® Depot
- D-TRANS®
- DUROS® implant
- E-TRANS® electrotransport
- OROS® (Osmotic Release Oral Systems)
- Macroflux® transdermal system
- STEALTH® liposomal
Many products developed and manufactured by ALZA corporation are marketed by other pharmaceutical companies. These include, most notably:
- Catapres-TTS®
- Concerta®
- Ditropan XL®
- Duragesic®
- Nicoderm® CQ®
- Sudafed® 24 hour
Locations
ALZA Corporate Headquarters (http://www.vancebrown.com/Alza.html) is in Mountain View, California at the Shoreline Business Park.
ALZA operates a large-scale clean manufacturing facility in Vacaville, California and another large-scale facility in Cashel, Ireland.
Links
ALZA Corporation official webpage (http://www.alza.com)
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