Allergan was founded in 1950 by Gavin S. Herbert to market antihistamine eye drops.
The company is most well-known for its product Botox, which was developed and originally used to treat muscle spasms, eye spasms, and alignment.
Today Botox is most commonly used to treat facial wrinkles and Allergen owns the trade names Botox Cosmetic and Vistabel – both treat facial lines.
Allergen has manufacturing plants in Texas, New Jersey, Ireland, and Costa Rica.
The company also manufactures Natrelle breast implants, Lap-band adjustable gastric bands, Lumigen anti-glaucoma medication, PREVAGE anti-aging treatment, Fraxel laser systems, and Refresh artificial tears, among others.
Allergen trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AGN, is a member of the S&P 500, is #277 in the FT Global, is #408 in the Fortune 500, has 11,700 employees, and had $6.74 billion in revenue in 2013.
AllerganAllergan was founded in 1950 by Gavin S. Herbert to market antihistamine eye drops.
The company is most well-known for its product Botox, which was developed and originally used to treat muscle spasms, eye spasms, and alignment.
Today Botox is most commonly used to treat facial wrinkles and Allergen owns the trade names Botox Cosmetic and Vistabel – both treat facial lines.
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Allergen has manufacturing plants in Texas, New Jersey, Ireland, and Costa Rica.
The company also manufactures Natrelle breast implants, Lap-band adjustable gastric bands, Lumigen anti-glaucoma medication, PREVAGE anti-aging treatment, Fraxel laser systems, and Refresh artificial tears, among others.
Allergen trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AGN, is a member of the S&P 500, is #277 in the FT Global, is #408 in the Fortune 500, has 11,700 employees, and had $6.74 billion in revenue in 2013.
