Pharmacia Corporation - PHA- Profile

Pharmacia Corporation. The Group's principal activity is to develop, manufacture and sell pharmaceutical products. Prescription pharmaceuticals include general therapeutics, ophthalmology and hospital products including oncology and diversified therapeutics. The Group also operates in consumer health care, animal health, diagnostics and contract manufacturing and bulk pharmaceutical chemicals. The customers of the Group include pharmacies, hospitals, chain warehouses, governments, physicians, wholesalers and other distributors. The Group operates in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Group discontinued the operations of Monsanto and Artificial Sweetener Ingredient Business in 2002. Prescription pharmaceutical products accounted for 86% of 2002 revenues and Other pharmaceutical products, 14%. Prescription pharmaceutical products accounted for 86% of 2002 revenues and Other pharmaceutical products, 14%