#JNJ (Johnson & Johnson). Tipo de cambio y gráficos en línea.

Johnson & Johnson, incorporated in 1887, is a holding company. The Company, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field. The Company operates in three segments: Consumer, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Devices and Diagnostics. During the fiscal year ended January 1, 2012 (fiscal 2012), the Company’s subsidiaries operated 139 manufacturing facilities occupying approximately 21.8 million square feet of floor space. Within the United States, eight facilities are used by the Consumer segment, 10 by the Pharmaceutical segment and 34 by the Medical Devices and Diagnostics segment. In June 2012, the Company acquired Synthes, Inc.

Consumer

The Consumer segment includes a range of products used in the baby care, skin care, oral care, wound care and women’s health fields, as well as nutritional and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products, and wellness and prevention platforms. The Baby Care franchise includes the JOHNSON’S Baby line of products. Major brands in the Skin Care franchise include the AVEENO, CLEAN & CLEAR, JOHNSON’S Adult, NEUTROGENA, RoC, LUBRIDERM, DABAO and VENDOME product lines. The Oral Care franchise includes the LISTERINE and REACH oral care lines of products. The Wound Care franchise includes BAND-AID brand adhesive bandages and NEOSPORIN First Aid products. Major brands in the Women’s Health franchise are the CAREFREE Pantiliners, o.b. tampons and STAYFREE sanitary protection products. The nutritional and over-the-counter lines include SPLENDA No Calorie Sweetener; the family of TYLENOL acetaminophen products; SUDAFED cold, flu and allergy products; ZYRTEC allergy products; MOTRIN IB ibuprofen products, and PEPCID AC Acid Controller. These products are marketed to the general public and sold both to retail outlets and distributors worldwide.

Pharmaceutical

The Pharmaceutical segment includes products in the areas, such as anti-infective, antipsychotic, contraceptive, dermatology, gastrointestinal, hematology, immunology, infectious diseases, neurology, oncology, pain management, thrombosis and vaccines. These products are distributed directly to retailers, wholesalers and health care professionals for prescription use. Key products in the Pharmaceutical segment include REMICADE (infliximab), a treatment for a number of immune mediated inflammatory diseases; STELARA (ustekinumab), a treatment for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis; SIMPONI (golimumab), a treatment for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis; VELCADE (bortezomib), a treatment for multiple myeloma; ZYTIGA (abiraterone acetate), a treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; PREZISTA (darunavir), INTELENCE (etravirine) and EDURANT (rilpivirine), treatments for human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS); INCIVO (telaprevir), for the treatment of hepatitis C; NUCYNTA (tapentadol), a treatment for moderate to severe acute pain; INVEGA SUSTENNA (paliperidone palmitate), for the acute and maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in adults; RISPERDAL CONSTA (risperidone), a treatment for the management of Bipolar I Disorder and schizophrenia; XARELTO (rivaroxaban), a treatment for the prevention of thrombosis following total hip or knee replacement surgery and for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation; PROCRIT (Epoetin alfa, sold outside the United States as EPREX), to stimulate red blood cell production; LEVAQUIN (levofloxacin), for the treatment of bacterial infections; CONCERTA (methylphenidate HCl), a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ACIPHEX/PARIET, a proton pump inhibitor co-marketed with Eisai Inc., and DURAGESIC/Fentanyl Transdermal (fentanyl transdermal system, sold outside the United States as DUROGESIC), a treatment for chronic pain that offers a delivery system.

Medical Devices and Diagnostics

The Medical Devices and Diagnostics segment includes a range of products distributed to wholesalers, hospitals and retailers, used principally in the professional fields by physicians, nurses, therapists, hospitals, diagnostic laboratories and clinics. These products include Cardiovascular Care’s electrophysiology and circulatory disease management products; DePuy’s orthopaedic joint reconstruction, spinal care, neurological and sports medicine products; Diabetes Care’s blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery products; Ethicon’s surgical care, aesthetics and women’s health products; Ethicon Endo-Surgery’s minimally invasive surgical products and advanced sterilization products; Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics’ professional diagnostic products, and Vision Care’s disposable contact lenses. Distribution to these health care professional markets is done both directly and through surgical supply and other distributors.