Talk:Sandoz

LSD

Research on LSD peaked in the 1950s and early 1960s.

This is not true. It is more accurate to say that research became more difficult after drug prohibition. --Viriditas | Talk 18:56, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

"inventing" LSD

Could what Sandoz did be called "Inventing"? Inventing sounds like they thought "hey, it might be cool to design a hallucinogen" and deliberately created LSD for this purpose. This is not what happened, however. Sandoz was researching analeptics and accidentally stumbled upon LSD's psychological effects.I can't really think of a better word, though, so I'm asking for suggestions on how to make this more accurate.

Also, I might add to this that Sandoz did not invent LSD, but Albert Hofman accidentally discovered LSD-25 through the study of ergot alkaloids. Albert also was accidentally exposed to this substance, which he relates in letters contained in the noteworthy autobiographical work by Hofman, My Problem Child. Here is a link to the wikipedia article about Hofman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hofmann -- it is clearly stated that Hofman found LSD-25 and it is through his discovery that LSD-25 was distributed by Sandoz, which might be one reason they had for hiring him. (-anonymous)

Furthermore, LSD itself, as differentiated from the non-convulsive refinement LSD-25, was purportedly isolated and named by W. A. Jacobs and L. C. Craig of the Rockefeller Institute of New York. This is from the report of Albert Hofman, and I've no other way of verifying this presently. (-anonymous)

Hoffmann was working for Sandoz before he found LSD. Also, he didn't isolate LSD, he synthesized it; ergot doesn't contain it and neither does any other form of life. Ergotamine was ISOLATED by Stoll in something like 1911. Sandoz marketed the amine as Gynergen. Stoll went on to work with Hoffmann when he start producing derivatives of ergotamine to see if he could produce any other effects from it.

Saccharin

Why is it mentioned that saccharin was invented in 1899 without any supporting connection between saccharine and Sandoz?

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Suggestions for edits to sidebar

I work at Sandoz. As part of the Sandoz Communications team, I would like to make the following suggestions. All of my suggestions are fact-based and supported by official company documents and published information.

Type: Subsidiary

Sandoz is a Division of Novartis. "Subsidiary" implies a separate legal entity.

Founded: 2003, when Novartis united its generics business under the global Sandoz brand.

Key People: Jeff George, CEO

Jeff George is "Head of Sandoz". The title of "CEO" is held by Joseph Jimenez, CEO of Novartis.

Products --> recommend changing to "Top Products".

Argumentation: Sandoz has over 1000 molecules in its portfolio, so it is inaccurate to arbitrarily select some products and not others. Each year, Sandoz discloses its top ten product list in the 20-F filing.

Top Products:

• enoxaperin
• amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
• omeprazole
• tacrolimus
• losartan
• fentanyl
• lansoprazole
• simvastatin
• acetylcystein
• amlodipine/benayepril

Argumentation: as above. Each year, Sandoz discloses its top ten product list in the 20-F filing, so this list would be most accurate, balanced and representative. This suggested list of products reflects the 2010 list.

Revenue: USD 8.5 Billion (2010)

Argumentation: As published in the Novartis 2010 Annual Report (p.45).

Employees: 23,536 (as of December 31, 2010)

Argumentation: As published in the Novartis 2010 Annual Report (p.45).

Globalcommunications (talk) 16:52, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

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Additional suggestions from Sandoz Global Communications

I work at Sandoz. As part of the Sandoz Communications team, I would like to make the following suggestions. All of my suggestions are fact-based and supported by official company documents and published information.

Revenue:

• 2011 - US$9.5 billion (Novartis 2011 Annual Report, p.40)

Employees:

• 24,000 (US SEC Form 20-F 2011, p. 62)

Presence:

• 140 countries (Sandoz corporate website)

Globalcommunications (talk) 15:11, 27 July 2012 (UTC)Sandoz Global Communications

merge

I merged this stub of an article, with almost no citations, in Novartis today Jytdog (talk) 21:58, 19 October 2013 (UTC)