What is "wyeth"

Wyeth may refer to:

• Wyeth, Oregon, United States
• Wyeth Heights, Antarctica

Wyeth as a surname may refer to:

• N. C. Wyeth (1882–1945), American artist, or one of his family:

:*daughter Ann Wyeth McCoy (1915–2005), wife of John W. McCoy

:*daughter Carolyn Wyeth (1909–1994), artist

:*daughter Henriette Wyeth (1907–1997), artist

:*son Nathaniel C. Wyeth (1911–1990), mechanical engineer and inventor

::*grandson Howard Wyeth (1944–1996), drummer and pianist

:*son Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009), artist

::*grandson Jamie Wyeth (born 1946), artist

• Arthur Wyeth (1887–1971), Australian cricket umpire
• John Allan Wyeth (1845–1922), American Confederate veteran and surgeon.
• Katya Wyeth (born 1948), German-born American model and actress
• Marion Sims Wyeth (1889–1982), American architect
• Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth (1802–1856), American inventor, ice harvester, explorer and trader

Wyeth may also refer to:

• Wyeth, American pharmaceutical company
• N. C. Wyeth House and Studio, Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania, historic house museum
• USS De Grasse, originally SS Nathaniel J. Wyeth, American cargo ship
• 5090 Wyeth, main-belt asteroid

Wyeth was a pharmaceutical company purchased by Pfizer in 2009. The company was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1860 as John Wyeth and Brother. It was later known as American Home Products before being renamed to Wyeth in 2002. Its headquarters moved to Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and Madison, New Jersey, before its headquarters were consolidated with Pfizer's in New York City after the 2009 merger. The infant and maternal nutrition business was acquired by Nestlé in 2012.

Wyeth manufactured over-the-counter (OTC) drugs Robitussin and the analgesic Advil ( ibuprofen) as well as prescription drugs Premarin and Effexor.