Company type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Industry | Pharmaceutical industry |
Founded | 1921 |
Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia |
Key people | Mihael Furjan ( CEO) |
Products | Generic drugs |
Revenue | $1.174 billion (2005) |
$0.336 billion (2005) | |
Number of employees | 1,700 |
Parent | Teva Pharmaceuticals |
Website |
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Footnotes / references [1] |
Pliva d.o.o. is a pharmaceutical company based in Zagreb, Croatia that primarily manufactures and sells generic drugs. It is a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceuticals.
Pliva is one of the world's largest producers of generic Adderall.[ citation needed]
The company was founded in 1921. [1]
A team of Pliva's researchers, Gabrijela Kobrehel, Gorjana Radobolja-Lazarevski and Zrinka Tamburašev led by Dr. Slobodan Đokić, discovered azithromycin in 1980.[ citation needed]
In June 2002, the company acquired Sidmak for $152.9 million. [2]
Also in June 2002, Zeljko Peric, the chief financial officer of the company, resigned. [3]
In May 2004, the company received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to sell trospium chloride. [4]
In June 2005, the company received approval to sell a generic version of erythropoietin in Croatia. [5]
In November 2005, the company received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to sell a generic version of Azithromycin, [6] Citalopram, [7] and Ondansetron. [8]
In October 2006, Barr Pharmaceuticals acquired Pliva. [9]
On December 23, 2008, Barr Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Teva Pharmaceuticals and the company became part of Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (TAPI). [10]