Allergan, Inc., is a global specialty pharmaceutical company. Their product ranges include ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, dermatology products, and neurological products. The company's most notable neurologic product is Botox, used around the world to treat a variety of debilitating disorders associated with muscle overactivity and also well-known—under the trade names Botox Cosmetic and Vistabel—for the treatment of facial lines. Its most important manufacturing plants are in Waco, Texas; Westport, Ireland; and San Jose, Costa Rica. Allergan is also a member of the American... Legislative Exchange Council . They are the state corporate co-chair of Tennessee, a "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference, and member of Louisiana Host Committee. In 1948 Gavin S. Herbert, Sr., started a small ophthalmic business in a laboratory above one of his Los Angeles drugstores. Stanley Bly, who had only a bachelor's degree in chemistry, created the business's first product, an antihistamine eye drop named Allergan. Under the company name Allergan, Bly developed additional products, including a cortisone eye drop, Cortefrin.
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| NYSE symbol: | AGN |
| Founded: | 1948 |
| Headquarters: | Irvine, California |
| Annual revenue: | $4,403,400,000 |
| Net income: | $578,600,000 |
| Operating income: | $796,100,000 |
| Market cap: | $20,000,000,000 |
| Industries: | Pharmaceutical industry, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Biotechnology |