Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC is an American pharmaceutical company based in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Founded in 1919, it has been owned by Bora Pharmaceuticals since 2024.
History Founded in 1919 as a maker of digitalis drugs, Upsher-Smith has traditionally focused on the manufacture of generic medications.
In 2017, after owning it for 47 years, the Evenstad family decided to sell most of the firm, the generics business, to , a large publicly traded generics company in Japan that had been seeking entry into the U.S. market. Its non-generic pharmaceutical business, Proximagen, Pairnomix, and MOBĒ, remained with ACOVA, a holding company owned by the Evenstads.
On April 1, 2024, Upsher-Smith Laboratories was acquired by Bora Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., considered the largest pharmaceutical manufacturer in Taiwan.
Locations Maple Grove, Minnesota: Corporate Headquarters Madison, New Jersey: Corporate Office Plymouth, Minnesota: Manufacturing
Products Upsher-Smith offers brand and generic pharmaceuticals to treat the following disease states: Hypertension High cholesterol Influenza Epilepsy Congestive heart failure Blood clots Alzheimer's disease Depression Overactive bladder Heart arrhythmia Schizophrenia Multiple sclerosis Low testosterone Migraines
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