MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Upsher-Smith Laboratories announced that it has extended its line of Haloperidol Tablets, USP and is now offering unit dose packaging in 1 mg, 5 mg, and 10 mg strengths. The new packaging aims to expand supply options for dispensing pharmacies that utilize unit-dose packaged products. Upsher-Smith’s Haloperidol Tablets are also available
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Upsher-Smith announced that Khanh-Long (Ken) Thai, PharmD, co-founder of 986 Degrees Corporation, a pharmacy franchise that serves as a platform for pharmacists to become independent pharmacy owners, is the winner of the 2022 National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year award. Thai received the award on Sunday, October 2 at
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Upsher-Smith announced that Cheryl Beal Anderson, vice president of Global Regulatory Affairs has been selected as a 2021 Women in Business Honoree by The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. All of The Business Journal honorees will be featured in the October 15 Women in Business special publication, and celebrated during a Monday, October 18
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Upsher-Smith announced that commercially insured migraine patients with high-deductible health plans can turn to the company’s expanded Access Pathways Program for free acute and preventive migraine treatments. Eligible patients who use the program’s new online pharmacy option pay $0 per prescription and can receive free home delivery for each of Upsher-Smith’s migraine medications
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – Upsher-Smith announced that two of its employees have received top honors from Cardinal Health for their outstanding service and performance for the previous year. Brad Leonard, Associate Vice President of National Accounts was awarded Generics Trade Representative of the Year and Amy Dearborn, Senior Manager of Customer Relations & Order Management,
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Upsher-Smith announced Monday that it has added Zembrace SymTouch (sumatriptan) Injection 3 mg to its Access Pathways Platinum Pass Program – a savings and support program where eligible patients pay $0 per prescription. Zembrace SymTouch is indicated for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults. It provides migraine pain
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – Upsher-Smith recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tosymra (sumatriptan) Nasal Spray, 10 mg, and Zembrace SymTouch (sumatriptan) Injection 3 mg from Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. The products were previously commercialized through Dr. Reddy’s wholly owned subsidiary, Promius Pharma. Both medications are indicated for the acute treatment of migraine with
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Upsher-Smith announced that effective July 1, 2019 it will commercialize the Klor-Con (potassium chloride) and Potassium Chloride product families and will continue its role as manufacturer. “Upsher-Smith is looking forward to commercializing our full line of Klor-Con and Potassium Chloride products,” said Rusty Field, president and chief executive officer, Upsher-Smith. “Our
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – Upsher-Smith announced that it has been honored with two Distribution Industry Awards for Notable Achievement in Healthcare (DIANAs) for “Overall Manufacturer of the Year with sales less than $500 Million” and “Branded Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer of the Year with sales less than $300 Million” by the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA). The
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Upsher-Smith recently hosted the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA)/Pharmacists Mutual Leadership Conference at its Maple Grove headquarters on May 20-21, 2019. The two-day conference, which educates newly elected leaders and association executives on best practices in association governance and financial management, aims to strengthen the performance of state and
MAPLE GROVE, MN – Upsher-Smith and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) recently recognized the recipients of the 2018 NASPA Excellence in Innovation Award. Forty pharmacists from across the nation were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the profession of pharmacy. The annual award is coordinated by NASPA and sponsored by Upsher-Smith. Founded
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – Upsher-Smith proudly kicked off its centennial anniversary this month at its headquarters here. Employees came together on January 10, 2019 to mark 100 years of Upsher-Smith’s heritage of formulating and manufacturing quality generics that has ledto improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients. In 1919, a young English-born pharmacist,
BOSTON – Jim Spoon, owner of Spoon Drug in Sand Springs, Okla., has been named the National Community Pharmacists Association 2018 Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year. The award is sponsored by Upsher-Smith Laboratories. Spoon received the award at NCPA’s recent 2018 Annual Convention in Boston. The Independent Pharmacist of the Year award recognizes an independent pharmacist
RALEIGH, N.C.— CPESN USA, a clinically integrated, nationwide organization of pharmacy networks organized to advance community-based pharmacy practice, announced that Deborah Bowers is the winner of the 2018 CPESN Luminary-of-the-Year Award. Bowers, owner of Yorkville Pharmacy in York, S.C., and lead luminary for CPESN South Carolina is the winner of the annual award sponsored by
