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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Wyeth, RegisterFly, Honeywell, Emerson Radio, Alcatel-Lucent, Nabisco, Colgate-Palmolive, Jackson Hewitt, Marotta, Cendant, Wyndham Worldwide, Chiral Photonics, Channel Home Centers, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Coldwell Banker, Avis Rent a Car System, Heroes World Distribution, Days Inn, Quest Diagnostics, Weichert Realtors, Lakeland Bus Lines, Century 21 Real Estate, Realogy, Faraday, Group RCI, NRT, Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, Sun Chemical, MediaNow, DRS Technologies, GTC Wireless, Arsenal Real Estate, Handy Dan, Cooper Chemical Company, Avis Budget Group, ERA Real Estate, General Drafting, Boonton Electronics, Search EDP Inc.. Excerpt: Wyeth, formerly one of the companies owned by American Home Products Corporation (AHP), was a pharmaceutical company. The company was based in Madison, New Jersey, USA. They were known for manufacturing the over-the-counter (OTC) drugs Robitussin and the analgesic Advil (ibuprofen), as well as the prescription drugs Premarin and Effexor, which both boast over US$3 billion in sales annually. On January 23, 2009 The Wall Street Journal reported that Pfizer was in talks to buy Wyeth at a cost of US$68 billion. On January 25, Pfizer agreed to the purchase, a deal financed with cash, shares and loans. The deal was completed on October 15, 2009. In 1860, pharmacists John and Frank Wyeth opened a drugstore with a small research lab on Walnut Street in Philadelphia. In 1862, on the suggestion of doctors, they began to manufacture large quantities of commonly ordered medicines. They were successful, and in 1864 they began supplying medicines and beef extract to the Union army during the Civil War. In 1872, Henry Bower, an employee of Wyeth, developed one of the first rotary compressed tablet machines in the United States. This enabled the mass production of medicines wi...
