Hospira Inc (HSP)

Hospira, Inc. provides injectable drugs and infusion technologies to develop, manufacture, distribute, and market products worldwide. The company operates through Americas, EMEA, and APAC segments. It provides specialty injectable pharmaceuticals, which include approximately 200 injectable generic drugs in multiple dosages and formulations; and proprietary specialty injectables, such as Precedex, a proprietary drug for sedation. The company’s specialty injectable pharmaceuticals also comprise Biosimilars that include Retacrit, an EPO, which is primarily used in the treatment of anemia in dialysis and in certain oncology applications; Nivestim, a biosimilar filgrastim used for the treatment of low white blood cells in patients who have received a chemotherapeutic agent; and Inflectra, a biosimilar infliximab for the treatment of patients with autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. In addition, it offers medication management products, including infusion pumps and dedicated administration sets; Hospira MedNet safety software system and related services; software applications and devices that support point-of-care medication administration; gravity administration sets; and other device products. It provides intravenous solutions and nutritional products; and contract manufacturing services, as well as develops proprietary pharmaceutical products, such as Dyloject, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug analgesic. It serves hospitals and alternate site providers, such as clinics, home healthcare providers, and long-term care facilities. The company has collaborative arrangements with Bioceuticals Arzneimittel AG to license and market Retacrit; and Q Core Medical, Ltd to market and distribute Sapphire, a multi-therapy infusion system. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Lake Forest, Illinois. As of September 3, 2015, Hospira Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc.