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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pharmaceutical industry |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia |
Key people | Mihael Furjan (CEO) |
| Products | Generic drugs |
| Revenue | $1.174 billion (2005) |
| $0.336 billion (2005) | |
Number of employees | 1,700 |
| Parent | Teva Pharmaceuticals |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Pliva d.o.o. is a pharmaceutical company based in Zagreb, Croatia that primarily manufactures and sells generic drugs. It is a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceuticals.
Pliva is one of the world's largest producers of generic Adderall.[citation needed]
The company was founded in 1921.[1]
A team of Pliva's researchers, Gabrijela Kobrehel, Gorjana Radobolja-Lazarevski and Zrinka Tamburašev led by Dr. Slobodan Đokić, discovered azithromycin in 1980.[citation needed]
In June 2002, the company acquired Sidmak for $152.9 million.[2]
Also in June 2002, Zeljko Peric, the chief financial officer of the company, resigned.[3]
In May 2004, the company received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to sell trospium chloride.[4]
In June 2005, the company received approval to sell a generic version of erythropoietin in Croatia.[5]
In November 2005, the company received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to sell a generic version of Azithromycin,[6] Citalopram,[7] and Ondansetron.[8]
In October 2006, Barr Pharmaceuticals acquired Pliva.[9]
On December 23, 2008, Barr Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Teva Pharmaceuticals and the company became part of Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (TAPI).[10]
