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Rhone Poulenc

For profitContributed to NME

First marketed drug

Jun 1, 1953

First NDA

Jun 1, 1953

Last known activity

May 14, 1996

Acquired by Rhone-Poulenc RorerAventisSanofi-SynthelaboSanofi-Aventis on Jan 1, 1990

Timeline

1920s

  1. Jan 1, 1928

    Rhone Poulenc— Founded

  2. Jan 1, 1928

    Poulenc Freres— Acquired

  3. Jan 1, 1928

    Society of Rhone Chemical Factories— Acquired

1950s

  1. Jun 1, 1953

    ethopropazine— NDA Organization

  2. Jan 1, 1956

    Theraplix— Acquired

1960s

  1. Jan 1, 1968

    Pasteur Merieux— Acquired

1980s

  1. Jan 1, 1989

    Connaught Laboratories— Acquired

1990s

  1. Jan 1, 1990

    Rhone-Poulenc Rorer— Acquired By

2000s

  1. Jan 1, 2004

    Sanofi-Aventis— Now

Drugs by trial phase (15 distinct, 16 trials)

Indications

Marketed drugs (9)

Subsidiaries (5 direct, 6 total across the full acquisition tree)

Details

Founded
Lyon, FR Jan 1, 1928
First NDA
Jun 1, 1953
Last known activity
May 14, 1996

Designations held

  • Orphan drug
  • Priority review
  • Accelerated approval

Notes

formed through merger of: Society of Rhône Chemical Factories (Société Chimiques des Usines du Rhône) and Poulenc-Frères