Hospira, Inc.
Type	Public (NYSE: HSP)
Founded	Lake Forest, Illinois (May 3, 2004)
Headquarters	Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Website	www.hospira.com

Hospira, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company dedicated to Advancing Wellness™ by developing, manufacturing and marketing products that help improve the productivity, safety and efficacy of patient care. With 70 years of service to the hospital industry, Hospira's portfolio includes one of the industry's broadest lines of generic acute-care injectables, which help address the high cost of proprietary pharmaceuticals; integrated solutions for medication management and infusion therapy; and the leading U.S. injectable contract manufacturing business. Headquartered north of Chicago in Lake Forest, Illinois, Hospira has approximately 13,000 employees and 14 manufacturing facilities worldwide. Hospira is awaiting approval on a bid made to Mayne Pharma (an Australian generics specialist oncology drug maker). The bid has been reported to be valued at A$2.6 billion. This would make Hospira the biggest generic injectables company in the world. Image File history File links Hospira_logo. ... A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by relatively few individuals. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Lake Forest is an affluent city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lake Forest is an affluent city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 0 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... Lake Forest is an affluent city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. ...

History

Spun off from Abbott Laboratories on May 3, 2004. Abbott Laboratories NYSE: ABT is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. ...

Products

Some of the key products produced by Hospira:

• Erythrocin
• Morphine
• Vancomycin
• Clindamycin
• Gentamicin
• Tobramycin
• Claforan

This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Morphine (INN) (IPA: ) is an extremely powerful opiate analgesic drug and is the principal active agent in opium. ... Vancomycin (INN) (IPA: ) is a glycopeptide antibiotic used in the prophylaxis and treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. ... Clindamycin (rINN) (IPA: ) is a lincosamide antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by susceptible microorganisms. ... Gentamicin (also gentamycin) is an aminoglycoside antibiotic, and can treat many different types of bacterial infections, particularly Gram-negative infection. ... Tobramycin sulfate is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat various types of bacterial infections, particularly Gram-negative infections. ... Cefotaxime (INN) (IPA: ) is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. ...

External links

• Hospira official website