FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ken Johnson Contact: Jeff Trewhitt Senior Vice President (202) 835-3460 America’s Pharmaceutical Companies Continue Relief Efforts; More Than $42.5 Million in Medicines, Cash Donated So Far Washington, D.C. (Sept. 7, 2005) – America’s pharmaceutical research companies are continuing to send relief packages to the devastated Gulf Coast to treat sick and injured survivors of Hurricane Katrina and to fight a looming public health crisis. Contributions include an emergency diabetes clinic in Baton Rouge, thousands of personal care kits, infant formula, refrigerated insulin, hepatitis A vaccine, antibiotics, antiseptics and a wide range of other medicines. The assistance is being sent to both public and private relief organizations. As of this afternoon, more than $42.5 million in medicines, medical supplies and cash have been committed to relief efforts and the amount continues to increase by the hour. The total does not include the contributions of PhRMA member company employees and the many companies committed to matching the pledges of their workers. “Tens of thousands of Americans who are now survivors of Hurricane Katrina are going to need a wide array of medicines and medical supplies in the days ahead and for the foreseeable future,” said Billy Tauzin, President and CEO of PhRMA, who represented parts of the ravaged Gulf Coast for 25 years in Congress. “PhRMA member companies are helping to make sure that doctors and nurses in the affected region have what they need to effectively treat displaced victims who survived the unparalleled tragedy of Hurricane Katrina.” The following is a summary of company contributions to date: ABBOTT • Pledged $2 million in cash donations. • Working with relief agencies to provide at least $2 million in nutritional and medical product donations. AMGEN • Initial cash donation of $2.5 million and establishing a company-wide Hurricane Katrina Relief Program in support of humanitarian aid, with a special focus on access to health care. • The Amgen Foundation will match all staff contributions via their relief site. • Working to ensure uninterrupted distribution of products to suppliers, physicians and most importantly, patients in the impacted areas. AMYLIN • Donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross and will match all employee contributions up to an additional $100,000. • Also donating $50,000 to the Pennington Medical Center at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge for the establishment of an emergency diabetes clinic to serve individuals who are now homeless or unable to access proper care and medications. ASTELLAS • Donating $250,000 to the American Red Cross for relief efforts. • Additionally, Astellas will match employee contributions up to $50,000 to the American Red Cross. • Evaluating what antibiotics should be delivered to relief areas. ASTRAZENECA • Initial cash donation of $1 million to the American Red Cross. • Will match company employee donations to the American Red Cross dollar-for- dollar. • Will make product donations to national and local disaster relief organizations providing aid to hurricane affected areas along with free medicines to patients and clinics through the company’s Patient Assistance Programs. BAYER • Donations have doubled since their initial pledge and are now close to $4 million in cash and goods. • Ready to ship more than 45,000 blood glucose monitors and test strips to help hurricane victims with diabetes. • Will match Bayer employee donations dollar-for-dollar, which will then be donated to the American Red Cross. BMS • Donated $1.1 million in cash to the American Red Cross. • Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has had over 1,000 U.S. employees donate to the American Red Cross through participation in their matching gift program. • Mead Johnson Nutritionals has provided more than 2 million bottles or cans of infant formula and other nutritional products valued at over $3.5 million. • Will donate ostomy, wound care and skin care products worth approximately $200,000 for hurricane victims. • Working with company’s relief agency partners to arrange the donation and distribution of Bristol-Myers Squibb medicines. BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM • Donating up to $600,000 in cash and additional product donations as needed. CEPHALON • Matching employee donations to hurricane relief organizations. DAIICHI • Donating $10,000 to the American Red Cross. • Matching employee donations to the American Red Cross. EISAI • Donating a total of $1.25 million in cash -- $1 million from parent company Eisai Co., Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, and $250,000 from Eisai U.S. • Will also match employee donations. ELI LILLY • Donating $1 million to the American Red Cross. • Donating $1 million in insulin products and an additional $1 million for other products. • Plans to send 40,000 vials of refrigerated insulin. • Will match dollar-for-dollar employee contributions to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. GENZYME • Will make product donations. • Matching employee contribution program. GLAXOSMITHKLINE • Donated one million dollars to relief funds -- $500,000 to the American Red Cross, $250,000 to the Mississippi Hurricane Fund and $250,000 to the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation. • Donated approximately 3 million dollars in prescription drug products (based on wholesale acquisition cost). • Donated products include antibiotics and medicines for diabetes, respiratory conditions, cardiovascular disease, and epilepsy. • Matching employee contributions. JOHNSON & JOHNSON • Donating an initial $5 million in cash to various relief and charitable organizations. • In addition, donated in excess of $1 million worth of essential disaster relief products including 5,000 personal care kits and two Disaster Relief Modules to • MAP International. Donations have included non-prescription pain relievers, wound care products, prescription medicines and surgical products. • Working closely with disaster relief organizations to meet the immediate needs for personal care and medical products and determine ongoing requirements. • Matching employee and retiree donations to relief organizations. Donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar. MERCK • Immediate cash donation of $1 million from The Merck Company Foundation to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts. • Working closely with affected states and relief agencies to donate requested Merck medicines and vaccines, including such medicines as Hepatitis A vaccine (usually needed in flood situations) and antibiotics. Also, replacement of prescription medicines for victims, hospitals and clinics that lost medicines in the flood. • Ensuring that areas impacted are aware of the Merck Patient Assistance Program, which provides donated medicines free for eligible Americans. • 100% match (by The Merck Company Foundation) of employee donations to qualified relief agencies engaged in disaster relief efforts. MILLENNIUM • Employees will have the opportunity to provide support to those impacted by Hurricane Katrina through payroll deductions. Donations will be sent to both AmeriCares and the American Red Cross. NOVARTIS • Cash and product donations from Novartis Group companies within the US (Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Gerber, Sandoz, Novartis Nutrition, Novartis Animal Health and Novartis OTC). • Working with local government officials and third party organizations to ship products (AmeriCares, American Red Cross). • Novartis Hurricane Katrina Relief Employee Matching Gift Program. NOVO NORDISK • Donating $1 million, with half the monetary donation to provide immediate care for people with diabetes and the other half for general relief efforts. • Additionally, will provide insulin products and advanced delivery devices to help relief efforts. • Will match all personal employee donations to the American Red Cross. ORGANON • Will make cash donations. • Matching employee donations. • Independently raising money for relief efforts. OTSUKA • Cash donation of $3,000 to the American Red Cross. • Will give additional assistance to hurricane victims in the area. PFIZER • Donating $1 million for rebuilding hospital and healthcare centers. • Donating $1 million for relief organizations: the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and the United Way of America. • Expedited donations of medicines for both acute and chronic conditions including high cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, HIV-AIDS and anti-infectives as well as consumer products. PROCTER & GAMBLE • Initially donating $700,000 in combined cash and products. • Continuing to work with the American Red Cross to assess additional needs. • Encouraging employees to contribute to the American Red Cross. PURDUE PHARMA • Will match donations made by employees to the American Red Cross and AmeriCares, up to $50,000. • Working with AmeriCares to provide medications such as antibiotics and antiseptics ($800,000 worth of Betadine). ROCHE • Matching employee donations to the American Red Cross. • Evaluating needs for product re-supply, product donations, and potential needs for health care system rebuilding in the devastated areas. • Working with the American Red Cross and other relief organizations on the ground to see how Roche capabilities and expertise can support their efforts. SANOFI-AVENTIS • Donated and already shipped injectable insulin and tablets for diabetes to a clinic in New Orleans. Second shipment of medicines will be sent shortly. • Pledged $100,000 donation to provide needed medical and health services to the children of hurricane victims. • Donated a supply of tetanus and influenza vaccines. • Matching employee donations. • Continuing to work on other projects geared toward assisting hurricane victims. SCHERING-PLOUGH • Initial product donation of $2,000,000. • $500,000 cash donation. • Offering administrative space in their Memphis office to the American Red Cross for assisting refugees. • Company employee match program. SEPRACOR • Offering a matching gift program. SERONO • Offering a matching gift program. • Assisting employees who have been impacted in the regions of the hurricane. • Assessing needs of victims and donating products as necessary. SOLVAY • Offering a matching gift program. TAKEDA • Cash donation of $200,000 to the American Red Cross. • Donating products. • Matching employee contributions. 3M • Authorized $500,000 in employee matching gifts. • $1,000,000 in safety, medical and cleaning products (already shipped over 75,000 respirators). VALEANT • Match employee donations. • Donate appropriate medicines to relief efforts. • Provide support for any affected employees. • Allow time off for employees that want to provide assistance. WYETH • Donating $1 million, which will be distributed to several organizations including the American Red Cross and the Children’s Health Fund. • Established two initiatives to help provide access to prescription medications to victims who have been tragically affected by Hurricane Katrina. • Matching employee donations to the American Red Cross. • Donating needed pharmaceutical products to relief efforts. PhRMA • Matching all employee donations. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country’s leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. PhRMA members alone invested an estimated $38.8 billion in 2004 in discovering and developing new medicines. PhRMA companies are leading the way in the search for new cures. ### American Red Cross: https://give.redcross.org/?hurricanemasthead PhRMA Internet Address: http://www.phrma.org For information on how innovative medicines save lives, visit: http://www.innovation.org For information on the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, visit: http://www.pparx.org For information on the danger of imported drugs, visit: http://www.buysafedrugs.info