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<strong>Products</strong> <strong>and</strong> br<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Pharmaceutical products<br />
Alcon Laboratories is the global leader in vision care. Its product lines cover<br />
therapeutic, surgical <strong>and</strong> consumer products, including Patanol, Betoptic S, TobraDex<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ciloxan in pharmaceuticals, LADARVision, AcrySof, Legacy, Accurus, BSS,<br />
Viscoat, <strong>and</strong> Custom Paks in the Surgical area, Opti-Free Express, Opti-One <strong>and</strong><br />
Clerz Plus in Consumer <strong>Products</strong> <strong>and</strong> Cipro HC Otic for ear care. Falcon<br />
Pharmaceuticals, meanwhile, is Alcon’s generic label. Alcon also has technological<br />
leadership in the rapidly growing retractive surgical market through Summit<br />
Autonomous.<br />
In 1989, <strong>Nestlé</strong> <strong>and</strong> L’Oréal formed Galderma. This company offers dermatologists<br />
a range of products for the treatment of skin complaints, including Differin, which<br />
has become the retinoid of choice for the topical treatment of acne, Metrogel/Rozex,<br />
for rosacea, Loceryl for nail fungus <strong>and</strong> Silkis for psoriasis.<br />
2000 1999 1998<br />
Sales 4 798 4 010 3 443<br />
Trading profit 1 212 1 077 915<br />
Capital expenditure 113 91 81<br />
In millions of CHF<br />
60
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