Abbott Pharmaceuticals
Abbott Pharmaceutical Products Group
For more than a century, Abbott has been a leader in developing pharmaceutical products that make a difference in patient care, having advanced breakthroughs in areas as diverse as anaesthesia, anti-infectives, virology, immunology and cardiovascular.
Today, we continue to apply a rich depth of expertise across these and other healthcare disciplines to bring to market promising medicines that address critical and unmet health needs. Spend some time in Your Health to learn more about the diseases for which we have developed treatments.
See below for a full-list of our products. For the most up-to-date information for Australian patients and health care professionals on our products, visit the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s website here and for New Zealand patients and healthcare professionals, visit the Medsafe website here.
| Product Name | Description | Available |
| Brufen (ibuprofen) | Prescription pain reliever (NSAID) | Australia & New Zealand |
| Calcijex (calcitriol) | Intravenous vitamin D | Australia |
| Chirocaine (levobupivacaine hydrochloride) | Local anaesthetic for minor and major surgery | Australia |
| Colofac (mebeverine hydrochloride) | Symptom relief for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) | Australia & New Zealand |
| Cordilox (verapamil hydrochloride) | Antihypertensive for high blood pressure and angina | Australia |
| Creon (Pancreatic Extract Enteric-Coated Minimicrospheres) | Pancreatic enzyme supplements to aid digestion | Australia & New Zealand |
| Duodopa (levodopa/carbidopa) | Treats Parkinson’s disease (Dopamine precursor/decarboxylase inhibitor) |
Australia |
| Duphalac | Laxative for chronic constipation | Australia & New Zealand |
| F.G.F | Iron and folic acid supplement | Australia |
| Femoston (Oestradiol/Dydrogesterone) | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to relieve the symptoms of menopause |
Australia & New Zealand |
| Ferro-Grad C | Iron supplement with vitamin C | Australia & New Zealand |
| Ferrograd-folic | Iron and folic acid supplement | New Zealand |
| Ferrogradumet | Iron supplement | Australia & New Zealand |
| Forthane/Forane (isoflurane) | Inhaled anaesthetic to induce and/or maintain anaesthesia | Australia & New Zealand |
| Gopten (trandolapril) | Treats hypertension and some heart conditions | Australia & New Zealand |
| Humira (adalimumab) | An antibody to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthiritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease and psoriasis |
Australia & New Zealand |
| Hytrin (terazosin hydrochloride) | Treats benign prostatic hyperplasia (Alpha1 blocker) | Australia & New Zealand |
| Influvac | Prevents influenza (influenza virus vaccine) | Australia & New Zealand |
| Isoptin (verapamil hydrochloride) | Antihypertensive for high blood pressure and treats angina | Australia & New Zealand |
| Kaletra (lopinavir; ritonavir) | Antiretroviral medicine to treat HIV | Australia & New Zealand |
| Lipidil (fenofibrate) | Regulates cholesterol and triglycerides which are fat-like substances in the blood |
Australia & New Zealand |
| Lucrin (leuprorelin acetate) | Treats prostate cancer | Australia & New Zealand |
| Luvox (fluvoxamine) | Antidepressant to treat depression and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) |
Australia & New Zealand |
| Norvir (ritonavir) | Antiretroviral medicine to treat HIV | Australia & New Zealand |
| Omacor (omega‐3‐acid ethyl esters 90) | Purified Omega-3 for secondary prevention against heart attacks |
Australia |
| Physiotens (moxonidine) | Antihypertensive for high blood pressure | Australia |
| Rytmonom (propafenone) | Prevents ventricular arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat) | New Zealand |
| Serc (betahistine dihydrochloride) | Treats Meniere’s syndrome (disorder of the inner ear) | Australia & New Zealand |
| Sevorane (sevoflurane) | Inhaled anaesthetic to induce and/or maintain anaesthesia | Australia & New Zealand |
| Survanta (beractant) | Treats neonatal respiratory distress syndrome | Australia & New Zealand |
| Synagis (palivizumab) | Prevents respiratory synctial virus (RS Virus) | Australia & New Zealand |
| Synthroid (levothyroxine) | Treatment of hypothyroidism | New Zealand |
| Tarka (trandolapril; verapamil hydrochloride) | Antihypertensive for high blood pressure | Australia |
| Teveten (eprosartan) | Antihypertensive for high blood pressure | Australia & New Zealand |
| Teveten Plus (eprosartan/hydrochlorothiazide) | Antihypertensive for high blood pressure | Australia & New Zealand |
| Zan-Extra (lercanidipine hydrochloride & Enalapril maleate) | Antihypertensive for high blood pressure | Australia |
| Zanidip (lercanidipine hydrochloride) | Antihypertensive for high blood pressure | Australia & New Zealand |
| Zemplar (paricalcitol) | Treats secondary hyperparathyroidism associated with chronic kidney disease |
Australia |
| Zumenon (oestradiol) | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to relieve the symptoms of menopause |
Australia |