Monday, October 16, 2006

Boehringer Ingelheim buy US OTC Zantac

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals has agreed to buy the US rights to OTC Zantac from Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer Consumer Healthcare for US$510 million (€408 million) in cash.

The deal represents 3.8-times Zantac’s annual US sales of US$132 million. The heartburn remedy based on the H2-antagonist ranitidine is available in the US as Zantac 75 Acid Reducer and Maximum Strength Zantac 150 Acid Reducer.

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