Mylan

Article summary

Mylan N.V. was a global generic and specialty pharmaceuticals company. In November 2020, Mylan merged with Upjohn, Pfizer's off-patent medicine division, to form Viatris. Previously, the company was domiciled in the Netherlands, with principal executive offices in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK and a "Global Center" in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, US. In 2007, the company acquired a controlling interest in India-based Matrix Laboratories Limited, a top producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for generic drugs, and the generics business of Germany-based Merck KGaA. Through these acquisitions, the company grew from the third-largest generic and specialty pharmaceuticals company in the United States to the second-largest generic and specialty pharmaceuticals company in the world. Mylan went public on the OTC market in February 1973. It was listed on the NASDAQ, and its shares were a component of the NASDAQ Biotechnology and the S&P 500 indices. The company was founded in 1961 and developed and produced medicines for a wide range of medical disciplines, including oncology, anaphylaxis, antiretrovirals, cardiovascular, respiratory, dermatology, immunology, anesthesia and pain management, infectious disease, gastroenterology, diabetology/endocrinology, and women's healthcare.

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1. date of foundation: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. publication date: 2017-06-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2017-05-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the publication date is "2017-06-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2017-05-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378436100