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Novo Nordisk Pharmatech (FeF Chemicals)
Wholly-owned subsidiary of Novo Nordisk A/S (insulin and GLP-1 drug maker); has produced pharmaceutical-grade benzalkonium chloride (BKC) under the FeF Chemicals brand for over 70 years. The global leader in pharmaceutical-grade BAC meeting Ph.Eur., USP/NF, and JP pharmacopoeial standards. Supplies the pharmaceutical and ophthalmic industries, where BAC is the preservative in approximately 70% of all prescription and OTC eye drops globally. Novo Nordisk Pharmatech is the clearest example of a pharmaceutical-industry giant that also makes the preservative in your Flonase nasal spray.
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Pharmaceutical-Grade BAC (BKC)
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Did you know2023
Novo Nordisk Pharmatech (FeF Chemicals brand, Køge, Denmark) — a wholly-owned subsidiary of Novo Nordisk A/S (the maker of Ozempic, Victoza, and the world's dominant GLP-1 diabetes/obesity drug franchise) — has produced pharmaceutical-grade benzalkonium chloride for over 70 years. BAC is the preservative in approximately 70% of all prescription and OTC ophthalmic formulations globally (glaucoma drops, antihistamine drops, antibiotic eye drops). The same company that manufactures semaglutide (Ozempic's active ingredient) and has a market capitalization exceeding $300 billion also makes the preservative in most prescription eye drops — and has done so continuously since the 1950s.
Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S ↗Origin2023
Novo Nordisk Pharmatech (formerly FeF Chemicals — Frederiksberg Fabrik) is a Danish pharmaceutical chemistry company that has produced pharmaceutical-grade benzalkonium chloride since the 1940s. It was absorbed by Novo (the insulin maker, later Novo Nordisk) as part of the Danish pharmaceutical group's integration of specialty chemistry capabilities. For over 70 years, the global leader in Ozempic (semaglutide) has quietly owned the global market leader in the preservative that goes into almost every multidose eye drop, nasal spray, and ophthalmic solution sold worldwide.
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