In 1970, Ray and Roche hit paydirt. ... For the next six months, without valium as his crutch, Ray suffered from debilitating depression, unable to leave their bedroom at times.

Roche Holding, a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical and diagnostic giant, acquired the business in 2008 for $3.4 billion and has expanded its reach. Ventana had gone public 12 years earlier, in 1996.

The most common drug, Valium, produced by the Hoffmann-La Roche pharmaceutical company – now Roche Holdings RHHBY – was introduced in 1963 and gained popularity as a sedative almost immediately.

Swiss pharma giant Roche, the parent company of gene therapy pioneer Genentech, announced this week that it is divesting Genentech's 427K SF facility in Vacaville, the largest bio-manufacturing ...

Hoffmann-La Roche, maker of Valium and Librium, was mentioned in the hearings, but not Arthur M. Sackler, who revolutionized the marketing of prescription drugs and made Valium the top-selling ...

A predator who forced his way into a woman's home before trying to rape her was branded as being 'every woman's worst nightmare'. Darren Roche was jailed for life following the terrifying attack ...

Five milligram valium tablets which come in a 50 tablet blister pack are being recalled after drug maker Roche identified possible product tampering.

Roche responded with Librium, Diazepam and Valium, all marketed as mild tranquilizers that soothed anxiety without causing addiction. Valium became the most popular prescription drug in the world.

Diazepam. The first benzodiazepine, a type of nervous system depressant, was created in 1955 and marketed by drug company Hoffmann-La Roche as Librium.