Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation · Ridgefield, CT United States

The US headquarters of German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim, Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation oversees about half a dozen stateside subsidiaries that produce and sell drugs (both prescription and over-the-counter), animal health products, and chemicals for the US market. It sells its prescription and OTC products through its largest unit Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals. Those products include treatments for HIV/AIDS (Viramune), enlarged prostate (Flomax), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Spiriva), and high blood pressure (Micardis); its OTC lineup features Dulcolax laxatives and heartburn remedy Zantac. Additionally, the firm's Roxane Laboratories and Ben Venue Laboratories make generic drugs. To read the full description, subscribe now.