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Apothekernes Laboratorium

Former Norwegian pharmaceutical company

Apothekernes Laboratorium (Norwegian for "The Pharmacists' Laboratory"; often abbreviated A.L.) was a Norwegian pharmaceutical company in Oslo, founded in 1903 as a joint-stock company owned by Norwegian pharmacists. Long based at Skøyen in Oslo, it became known for producing antibiotics, vitamins, and medicines for both humans and animals, with the antibiotic bacitracin as its most important product.2 It ceased to exist in 2006.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: Narve Skarpmoen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Apothekernes Laboratorium (Norwegian for "The Pharmacists' Laboratory"; often abbreviated A.L.) was a Norwegian pharmaceutical company in Oslo, founded in 1903 as a joint-stock company owned by Norwegian pharmacists. Long based at Skøyen in Oslo, it became known for producing antibiotics, vitamins, and medicines for both humans and animals, with the antibiotic bacitracin as its most important product.2

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