Knowra Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational healthcare company whose businesses develop and sell prescription medicines and medical technologies. It was founded in 1886 and separated its consumer-health business, Kenvue, in 2023.
Pharmaceutical industry : The industry that discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells medicines. Johnson & Johnson’s Innovative Medicine business competes in this industry.
Robert Wood Johnson I : An American businessman who co-founded Johnson & Johnson and served as its first president. He helped establish the company with his brothers in 1886.
Remicade : A brand of infliximab, a monoclonal antibody used to treat several inflammatory diseases. It became one of the company’s major biologic medicines.
Tylenol murders : The 1982 Chicago-area murders caused by cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules. The crisis involved a Johnson & Johnson product and prompted a major packaging response.
Pfizer : An American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company. It competes with Johnson & Johnson in prescription medicines and vaccines.
Medical device : An instrument, apparatus, or software intended for medical purposes, distinct from a drug. MedTech develops equipment and products used in diagnosis, surgery, and treatment.
James Wood Johnson : An American businessman who co-founded Johnson & Johnson with his brothers. His partnership with Robert and Edward launched the company.
Stelara : A brand of ustekinumab, a monoclonal antibody used for certain immune-mediated diseases. It illustrates the company’s portfolio of treatments for inflammatory conditions.
Tamper-evident packaging : Packaging designed to reveal whether a product has been opened or altered. Johnson & Johnson adopted protective packaging after the 1982 Tylenol poisonings.
Merck & Co. : An American multinational pharmaceutical company known outside the United States and Canada as MSD. It competes with Johnson & Johnson in medicines and oncology treatments.
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