Global branding is the cornerstone of AHP's success in the worldwide consumer health care market. Two AHP product lines - Advil and Centrum - are among the top 10 selling consumer health care brands in the world. Other major AHP global consumer health care brands include Caltrate, Chap Stick, Dimetapp, Preparation H and Robitussin. We continue to build on this global franchise through innovative line extensions and geographic expansion while also introducing new products that meet the growing worldwide demand for effective self-medication.

The Advil family of products, which achieved sales of more than $590 million in 2000, received an important new addition in 2000 with the U.S. launch of Advil Migraine, the first and only FDA-approved non-prescription migraine medicine that comes in liquid-filled capsules. A number of other new and innovative line extensions contributed to this growth, including the recent introductions of Advil 400mg tablets in France, Children's Advil Suspension in Colombia and Advil Liqui-gels in Canada. The unique Liqui-gel product also was launched under the Anadin brand in the United Kingdom and under the Spalt brand in Germany to further boost the overall growth of the global analgesic franchise.

Global sales of Centrum multi-vitamin/ multimineral products reached $533 million in 2000. Centrum now is available in more than 60 countries around the world. International introductions of Centrum Silver in Australia, Brazil, China, Poland, Russia and Thailand are broadening the appeal of the brand's unique nutritional benefits. Recent additions to the product line in the United States include: Centrum Performance, a premium formulation of vitamins, minerals and herbs designed to meet the high-energy demands of an active lifestyle; Centrum Focused Formulas, with targeted combinations of nutrients and herbals to support specific health areas such as Heart, Energy and Mental Clarity; and Centrum Kids, featuring the characters from the popular "Rugrats" television show.

Brand extensions-such as the recently added honey-containing products that include Honey Cold, Honey Cough and Honey Flu- also fueled sales growth for the Robitussin franchise as well as for the Chap Stick brand, whose latest additions include Chap Stick Overnight Lip Treatment and Chap Stick Lipsations.

In addition, our franchise continued to expand its presence in health food stores with the Solgar line of vitamin and nutritional supplements.