Hospira, Inc. provides injectable drugs and infusion technologies to develop, manufacture, distribute, and markets products worldwide. The company offers specialty injectable pharmaceuticals, which include approximately 200 injectable generic drugs in multiple dosages and formulations; proprietary specialty injectables, including Precedex, a proprietary drug for sedation; and Biosimilars that comprise Retacrit, a biosimilar erythropoietin, which is primarily used in the treatment of anemia in dialysis and in certain oncology applications, as well as Nivestim, a biosimilar filgrastim used for the treatment of low white blood cells in patients who have received a chemotherapeutic agent. It also provides intravenous solutions and nutritional products; and contract manufacturing services. In addition, the company offers medication management products consisting of 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. Further, it is involved in the development of proprietary pharmaceutical products, such as Dyloject, a post-operative pain management drug. The company serves hospitals, clinics, home healthcare providers, and long-term care facilities. It 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 headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.

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