ALZA

ALZA Corporation is a pharmaceutical and medical systems company founded in 1968 by Dr Alejandro Zaffaroni; the company's name is a portmanteau of his name. In addition to a variety of pharmaceuticals, ALZA makes a range of drug delivery systems.

In May 2001 ALZA was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in a stock-for-stock transaction worth US$10.5 billion.

Drug delivery platforms

• ALZAMER Depot
• D-TRANS
• DUROS implant
• E-TRANS electrotransport
• OROS (Osmotic Release Oral Systems)
• Macroflux transdermal system
• STEALTH liposomal

ALZA Products marketed by other companies

• Catapres-TTS
• Concerta
• Ditropan XL
• Duragesic
• Doxil
• Nicoderm CQ
• Sudafed 24 hour

Locations

ALZA Corporate Headquarters is in Mountain View, California at the Shoreline Business Park. Johnson and Johnson is vacating this space. Google's Googleplex is located just east of ALZA Plaza. In August-September 2008, Google moved into Alza plaza buildings.

ALZA operates a large-scale clean manufacturing facility in Vacaville, California and another large-scale facility in Cashel, Ireland.

External links

• ALZA Corporation official webpage
• ALZA Corp - Company Profile and News Archive

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