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.

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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. Google's Googleplex is located just east of ALZA Plaza.

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