Centrum Men Complete Multivitamin

Brand Origin and Heritage

Centrum was originally developed in the United States in the 1970s by Lederle Laboratories, a pharmaceutical division of American Cyanamid. Launched nationwide in 1978, Centrum rapidly grew into one of the world's best-known multivitamin and dietary supplement brands, recognized for offering comprehensive formulations tailored to different life stages and genders.

Corporate Evolution and Ownership

Over the decades, ownership of the Centrum brand transitioned through several pharmaceutical corporate mergers and acquisitions. American Cyanamid was acquired by American Home Products (later renamed Wyeth) in 1994. In 2009, Pfizer acquired Wyeth, bringing Centrum into Pfizer's consumer healthcare portfolio.

In 2019, Pfizer merged its consumer healthcare business with that of British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to create a joint venture. This combined consumer healthcare business was subsequently spun off in July 2022 into Haleon plc, a standalone publicly listed consumer health company headquartered in Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom. Haleon is the ultimate owner of the Centrum brand worldwide.

Manufacturing and Global Presence

Centrum multivitamins sold globally, including across the UK and North America, are manufactured across specialized pharmaceutical and dietary supplement manufacturing facilities located in multiple countries, including the United States, Canada, and Europe (notably Italy), adhering to strict Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.