Pharmacuetical Connections to Tobacco Industry

Company Product(s) Tobacco Connections

1. CIBA-Geigy Habitrol (nicotine patch) fungicides, herbicides, insecticides (for growing tobacco)
Lopressorfi
(heart and blood pressure medicine)

2. Marion Merrell Dow Nicodermfi (nicotine patch) glycol (and other chemical additives in tobacco manufacture)
Bricanylfi (bronchodilator)
Cardizemfi (blood pressure medication)

3. Kabi Pharmacia Nicorettefi (nicotine gum patent) Red Man Chew (Procordia, Swedish Tobacco)
(Procordia) Emcytfi & Estracytfi (prostate cancer treatment)
steptokinase (treatment of acute myocardial infarction)

4. 3M Littman Stethoscope (manufactuer) National Outdoor (largest U.S. billboard Co.)

Theolair (asthma medicine) (revenue derived from cigarette advertising;
(manufacturer of surgical masks and lobbies against restrictions on tobacco advertising)
other medical and surgical devices)

S. Hoechst Trentalfi (vascular medicine) manufacturer of filters and packaging materials

Lasixfi (treatment of edema associated (leading Philip Morris supplier)
with congestive heart failure)

6. Sandoz Asbronfi & Metaprelfi Northrop King (tobacco seeds); Zoecon (pesticides)
(relief of acute bronchial asthma)

7. Pfizer Procardiafi (relief of angina; chest pain) cigarette flavorings

8. Kimberly-Clark surgical masks, gowns, hospital supplies cigarette papers, filter materials, wrappers, binders

9. Kodak radiology imaging equipment, X-Ray film cigarette filters and filter materials

10. Eckerdfi pharmacy co-sponsor of Virginia Slims cigarettes tennis;

(Waigreens, Long’s, Shoppers’ Drug Mart, (Virtually every major pharmacy chain in North America not only
PharMor, etc.) sells tobacco products, but actively promotes the sale of tobacco
brands.)