Sanofi-Aventis has secured and maintained the position amongst the five biggest pharmaceuticals companies of the world that also include pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer, Bristol-Myer Squibb, Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline. The company is having it’s headquarter located in Paris, France and is engaged in consistent researching, developing, producing and commercializing of the different pharmaceutical products mainly in the prescription market segments. Moreover, the company also offers several products for sale under the OTC segments. Sanofi-Aventis including its subsidiary Sanofi-Pasteur has included 7 essential therapeutic sectors such as: cardiovascular, thrombosis, oncology, diabetes, central nervous system-CNS, internal medications and different vaccines.    

The entity of Sanofi-Aventis was constituted sometimes during 2004 following Sanofi-Synthelabo duly amalgamated with Aventis when it made the aggressive takeover bid worth € 47.8 billion against Aventis. Sanofi-Synthelabo was formed in 1999 when Sanofi [which was the subsidiary of Total, earlier] amalgamated with Synthelabo [former subsidiary of L’Oreal] and this amalgamated company was located in Paris, France. 
                                                                                                  
Aventis was shaped up during 1999 when Rhone-Poulenc S.A. amalgamated with Hoechst Marion Roussel which was constituted following the unification of Hoechst AG and Roussel Uclaf and Marion Merrell Dow. This new unified company was situated at Schiltigheim, near Strasbourg in France.

Sanofi-Aventis offers different medications for the treating the patients of several therapeutic sectors like: cardiovascular ailments, thrombosis related ailments, metabolic disorders, oncology diseases, central nervous system-CNS related disorders, several internal medications and different types of vaccines for preventing various diseases.

Some of the major and popular products of this company include: Lasix, Amaryl, Taxotere, Allegra, Rabipur, Frisium, Plavix, Cordarone, Stilnoct, Primacor IV, Valparin and Myoril.