Who owns Lipitor?
Lipitor is owned by Viatris (the United States, NASDAQ: VTRS), which has owned the brand since 16 November 2020.[1]
Evidence: Viatris Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-26, SEC EDGAR, 26 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Viatris Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Healthcare & pharma › Drug makers › Pharmaceuticals
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: VTRS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Lipitor
Lipitor is a cholesterol-lowering statin and one of the legacy brands of the Upjohn Business that Pfizer combined with Mylan to form Viatris on 16 November 2020. It is Viatris's largest product, with net sales of $1.55 billion in 2025, and is among the significant products in its Developed Markets, Greater China and Emerging Markets segments.
Ownership timeline of Lipitor
Where Lipitor sits in Viatris
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Viatris
Viatris controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in healthcare & pharma.
Also in healthcare & pharma
Other brands in pharmaceuticals, and who owns them
The 13 brands in pharmaceuticals on Brandtree belong to 5 owners. The largest is Teva, with 4; Viatris has 4.
About the owner: Viatris
Viatris is a publicly listed company headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States, founded in 2020. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: VTRS.
Viatris is a global pharmaceutical company formed on 16 November 2020 when Pfizer's off-patent Upjohn Business was combined with Mylan in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. Headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, it sells generics, branded medicines and a growing range of innovative products in more than 165 countries and territories, with net sales of $15.4 billion in 2025. Its brands include Lipitor, Viagra, Lyrica and Celebrex.
🇺🇸 Lipitor and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Lipitor is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lipitor?
The parent company of Lipitor is Viatris, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Lipitor American?
Yes. Lipitor originated in the United States and its owner, Viatris, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Viatris owned Lipitor?
Viatris has owned Lipitor since 16 November 2020.
Is Lipitor still owned by Viatris?
Yes. As of 13 October 2026, Lipitor is still owned by Viatris. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Viatris Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 26 February 2026; retrieved 13 October 2026.
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