Abbott Laboratories (HQ)

Activities:
Abbott Laboratories is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a diversified line of healthcare products. Pharmaceutical Products sells a line of pharmaceuticals in the United States, include Norvir (HIV treatment), Humira (rheumatoid arthritis therapy) and Meridia (obesity drug). Diagnostic Products is a supplier of diagnostic systems and tests for blood banks, hospitals, consumers, commercial laboratories and alternate-care testing sites. Hospital Products is engaged in the United States sales of intravenous and irrigation fluids and related administration equipment, drugs and drug delivery systems, anesthetics, critical care products and other medical specialty products for hospitals and alternate-care sites. The Ross Products division produces Similac infant formula, Ensure nutrition supplements and other nutritionals. Abbott also has a 50%-owned joint venture, TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc, that markets Prevacid, an acid reflux remedy.

Activities:
Abbott Laboratories are a global, broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage health. Their products span the continuum of care, from nutritional products and laboratory diagnostics through medical devices and pharmaceutical therapies.