Barr Pharmaceuticals

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. "are focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing quality generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals in specific therapeutic categories that generate sustainable profitability."

"Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a Delaware holding company whose principal subsidiaries, Barr Laboratories, Inc. and Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., develop, manufacture and market generic and proprietary pharmaceutical products, respectively. The Company’s generic products are marketed under the “Barr” label, and proprietary products are marketed under the “Duramed” label.

"For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded net earnings of $337 million on revenues of $1.3 billion. Of the $1.3 billion of revenues in fiscal 2006, $839 million were from sales of generic products, $330 million were from sales of proprietary products, and $146 million were attributed to revenues derived from co-promotion alliances, development agreements and other sources."

Use of Video News Releases
In November 2006, the Center for Media and Democracy revealed that Barr Pharmaceuticals was one of the companies that used video news releases to advertise its product, though in the guise of news.

Barr Directors (2005)

 * Carole S. Ben-Maimon - President and Chief Operating Officer, Duramed Research Inc.
 * Paul M. Bisaro - President and Chief Operating Officer, Barr Laboratories, Inc.
 * Harold N. Chefitz - Chairman of Notch Hill Advisors, President of Chefitz Healthcare Advisors
 * Bruce L. Downey - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 * Richard R. Frankovic - Pharmaceutical Industry Consultant
 * James S. Gilmore III - Partner, Kelley, Drye & Warren; Former Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia
 * Jacob M. Kay - President & Chief Operating Officer of Apotex, Inc.
 * Peter R. Seaver - Healthcare Industry Consultant
 * George P. Stephan - Business Consultant; Former Director of Kollmorgen Corporation Management Team
 * Bruce L. Downey - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 * Paul M. Bisaro - Senior Vice President
 * Carole S. Ben-Maimon - Senior Vice President
 * Frederick J. Killion - Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 * William T. McKee - Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Contact

 * Web: http://www.barrlabs.com

Resources and articles

 * Communications Strategies, Inc.
 * Women's Capital Corporation