American Home Products Company

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American Home Products Company Soundex Code A562

Purchased E.J. Brach and Sons.

1986 completed the divestiture of non-core businesses such as household products, foods, candy (E.J. Brach and Sons), and medical devices (e.g., its Sherwood-Medical Company was sold to Tyco-Kendal in 1997).

On March 11, 2002, American Home Products Company changed its name to Wyeth, having spun off unrelated businesses in order to focus on pharmaceuticals. Wyeth was a pharmaceutical company until it was purchased by Pfizer in 2009.