Amphastar Pharmaceuticals

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a bio-pharmaceutical company, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells generic and proprietary injectable, inhalation, and intranasal products in the United States, China, and France. The company operates through two segments, Finished Pharmaceutical Products and API. It offers Primatene Mist, an over-the-counter epinephrine inhalation product for the temporary relief of mild symptoms of intermittent asthma; Enoxaparin, a low molecular weight heparin to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis; Naloxone for opioid overdose; Glucagon for injection emergency kit; and Cortrosyn, a lyophilized powder for use as a diagnostic agent in the screening of patients with adrenocortical insufficiency. The company also provides Amphadase, a bovine-sourced hyaluronidase injection to absorb and disperse other injected drugs; Epinephrine injection for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions; lidocaine jelly, an anesthetic product for urological procedures; lidocaine topical solution for various procedures; phytonadione injection, a vitamin K1 injection for newborn babies; emergency syringe products for emergency use in hospital settings; morphine injection for use with patient controlled analgesia pumps; and lorazepam injection for surgery and medical procedures. In addition, it offers neostigmine methylsulfate injection to treat myasthenia gravis and to reverse the effects of muscle relaxants; and Isoproterenol hydrochloride injection for mild or transient episodes of heart block. Further, the company distributes recombinant human insulin active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and porcine insulin API. It serves hospitals, care facilities, alternate care sites, clinics, and doctors' offices. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Amphastar’s mission is to become a leader in research and development and the manufacture of generic and specialty pharmaceutical drugs and innovative delivery systems. Amphastar will invest in state-of-the-art technology to develop and produce the highest quality, innovative products at competitive prices to help patients live better. While we drive this mission forward, we will continue to meet or exceed cGMP requirements and provide our employees with meaningful work and advancement opportunities and our investors a fair rate of return.

We envision being the premier company in the critical care specialty, developing therapeutic products that address unmet medical needs and improve patient outcomes.

Amphastar has been recognized by the industry for various industry awards, such as the Los Angeles Times List of Top Workplaces, Inc. Magazine’s 500/5000 list of fastest-growing companies and the NCQA award for exceptional pharmacy services.