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AstraZeneca is a UK-Swedish pharmaceutical company formed out of a 1999 merger between Swedish Astra AB and British Zeneca Group PLC. The Zeneca Group PLC used to be a part of the Imperial Chemical Industries of the UK before leaving in 1993.
AstraZeneca creates, manufactures, and sells pharmaceuticals that treat problems associated with gastrointestinal, cardiac, vascular, neurological, psychiatric, infectious, respiratory, and many other medical areas.
Sales for 2003 were $18.8 billion. Corporate headquarters are located in London, UK with research and development companies located in Sodertalje, Sweden. Other major offices are located worldwide, including the US, UK, Sweden, and India.
Notable Drugs Made by AstraZeneca Include:
Crestor (rosuvastatin) -- A Prescription drug used in lowering cholesterol and used in preventing cardiovascular diseases. Crestor has been linked to more occurrences of serious side effects than any other “statin” drug on the market today. Side effects can include rhabdomyolysis, a muscle degenerative disease that can lead to death.
Seroquel (quetiapine) – A prescription antipsychotic medication used in treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Seroquel is most often used “off-label” in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive behavior, anxiety disorders, and insomnia. Seroquel is linked to serious side effects including the potentially deadly tardive dyskinesia, among several others. A study found that patients taking Seroquel also have higher rates of contracting diabetes, which led to an FDA investigation.
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