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'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.
In May 2001 ALZA was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in a stock-for-stock transaction worth US$10.5 billion.

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Drug delivery platforms

ALZA Products marketed by other companies

Locations

External links

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.

External links

★ ALZA Corporation official webpage

★ ALZA Corp - Company Profile and News Archive