Sheff Special-Looking at CPD (Caraco Pharma) ($3.05) AMEX for purchase tomorrow. Pristine balance sheet & no-debt. They are in the generic Pharma business. Motley Fool listed as a 5-star play
BUSINESS SUMMARY Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of generic, prescription, and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. The company offers Allopurinol, an anti-gout; Amifostine for injection used as oncology adjunct; Amlodipine Besylate tablets, Atenolol, Carvedilol, and Metoprolol Tartrate, which are antihypertensive drug/beta blockers; Baclofen and Tizanidine, which are skeletal muscle relaxants; Carbamazepine, Gabapentin, Phenytoin Sodium extended release capsules, Zonisamide, and Oxcarbazepine, which are anticonvulsants; Carbidopa and Levodopa ER for the treatment of Parkinson disease; and Carisoprodol, a muscle relaxants. It also provides Cetirizine HCl chewable tablets, which are antiallergic drugs; Choline Magnesium Trisalicylate, Flurbiprofen, Meloxicam, Salsalate, and Oxaprozin, which are used as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents; Citalopram HBr, Mirtazapine, and Paroxetine, which are antidepressants; Clonazepam for the treatment of seizure and panic disorders; Clozapine, an antipsychotic; Digoxin, a cardiac drug; Glipizide, Glipizide/Metformin HCl tablets, Metformin HCl, and Metformin HCl extended release, which are antidiabetics; Hydrochlorothiazide, an antihypertensive product; and Meperidine HCl, which are narcotic and analgesic drugs. In addition, the company offers Midrin, a vascular and migraine headache suppressant; Nimodipine, a calcium channel blocker; Octreotide Acetate injection, and Ondansetron injection, ODT, and tablets that are used as oncology adjuncts; Pantoprazole, an anti-ulcerants; Paromomycin Sulfate, an antibiotic; Ticlopidine, a platelet aggregation inhibitor; Torsemide, a diuretic; Zolpidem, sedatives and hypnotics; and Tramadol HCl tablets, and Tramadol HCl and Acetaminophen tablets, which are opiate agonist/analgesic. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited.
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I'm a woman and have used Bare Escentuals since they debuted. Product is great and quite different from other stuff out there. You can even sleep in it. Recently won Glamour magazine award for best foundation. A lot of my 20- and 30- something friends are switching. Thought you boys could use the 'inside' tip.
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