About Baxter
Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures and markets products that save and sustain the lives of people with hemophilia, immune disorders, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma, and other chronic and acute medical conditions. As a global, diversified healthcare company, Baxter applies a unique combination of expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to create products that advance patient care worldwide.
Baxter India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX). Baxter India believes in engaging collaboratively with patients, healthcare providers, governments and non – government organizations to help change the lives of millions of people by providing safe, effective and affordable products and therapies.
A Pioneer in Healthcare
Baxter’s history of medical firsts is significant. The company was responsible for the first commercially manufactured intravenous solutions, the first commercial kidney dialysis machine, the first concentrated clotting factor to treat hemophilia and many other medical breakthroughs. More recent firsts include the first protein – free recombinant factor VIII for hemophilia and the first cell culture derived pandemic flu vaccine.
BioScience
Baxter is a leading manufacturer of recombinant and plasma-based proteins used to treat hemophilia and other bleeding disorders; plasma based therapies to treat immune deficiencies, alpha 1 – antitrypsin deficiency, burns and shock, and other chronic and acute blood related conditions; biosurgery products for hemostasis, wound sealing and tissue regeneration; and vaccines.
Medication Delivery
Baxter is a leading manufacturer of intravenous (IV) solutions and administration sets, premixed drugs and drug reconstitution systems, pre-filled vials and syringes for injectable drugs, electronic infusion pumps, and other products used to deliver fluids and drugs to patients. The company also provides IV nutrition solutions, containers and compounding systems and services; general anesthetic agents and critical care drugs; contract manufacturing services, and drug packaging and formulation technologies.
Renal
Baxter’s Renal business provides a range of products to treat end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or irreversible kidney failure. It is a leading manufacturer of products for peritoneal dialysis (PD), a home therapy that Baxter helped commercialize in the late 1970s. Products include PD solutions and related supplies to help patients safely perform fluid exchanges, and automated PD cyclers that perform fluid exchanges for patients overnight. The business also distributes products for Hemo-Dialysis (HD) a form of dialysis generally conducted in a hospital or clinic.