Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. acquires, develops, and commercializes prescription drugs for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders in the United States. The company’s marketing products include Xifaxan tablet, a gastrointestinal-specific oral antibiotic for the treatment of patients with travelers’ diarrhea; MoviPrep, a liquid polyethylene glycol-salt bowel cleansing product; Visicol and OsmoPrep tablets for cleansing of the colon as a preparation for colonoscopy in adults; and Apriso, for the maintenance of remission of ulcerative colitis in adults. Its marketing products also include Metozolv ODT orally disintegrating tablets for the relief of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux or short-term therapy for adults; Azasan, a drug that suppresses immune system responses and is indicated for preventing rejection of kidney transplants and treatment of severe arthritis; Anusol-HC and Proctocort, the hydrocortisone creams and suppositories for use in inflamed hemorrhoids and postirradiation proctitis, as well as an adjunct in the treatment of chronic ulcerative colitis and inflammatory conditions; Pepcid and Diuril oral suspensions, which are used for gastrointestinal indications that include the treatment of duodenal ulcer, benign gastric ulcer, and gastro esophageal reflux diseases; and Colazal capsules for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. In addition, Salix has products under development for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy and irritable bowel syndrome, HIV-associated diarrhea, gastroenterology, and ulcerative proctitis or proctosigmoiditis. It has collaboration agreements with aaiPharma LLC; Alfa Wassermann S.P.A.; Biorex Laboratories Limited; Cedars—Sinai Medical Center; Clinical Development Capital Partnership; Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH; King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lupin, Ltd.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Norgine B.V.; and Wilmington Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina.

China Sky One Medical, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of over-the-counter, branded nutritional supplements, and over-the-counter plant and herb based pharmaceutical and medicinal products primarily in China. The company’s products include sumei slim patch to foster weight loss and prevent weight gain; pain killer patch used for the treatment of various ailments, including fever, headache, dysentery, diarrhea, and stiffness and pain in the neck caused by hypertension; anti-hypertension patch that improves circulation and reduces blood pressure; and dysmenorrheal patch for pain relief from dysmenorrheal in a woman’s critical days, and for regulating pain and catamenia. It also offers yin ke psoriasis spray; wart removing spray; chilblain ointment; hemorrhoids ointment for sterilizing and relieving hemorrhoid symptoms, including itching, distending pain, burning, and bleeding; tinea pedis spray, ointment, and powder for killing various pathogens on the skin surface and subcutaneously, such as mycete, trichopytic, staphylococcal bacteria aureus, bacillus coli, and candida albicans; dermatitis spray; dandruff treatment herbal shampoo; and runze eye drop. In Addition, the company provides cardiac arrest early examination kit, kidney disease testing kit, and early pregnancy test kit, as well as various products made from Chinese herbs and plants, including a leukoderma ointment, rheumatism spray, Coryza powder, Hircus removing spray, gonorrheal cleaning spray, a snoring retardant, deodorants, diet tea, cough arresting patch, pharyngitis spray, clindamycin metronidazole liniment, ganciclovir injection, loquat syrup, and indigowoad root granule. Further, it engages in the sale of medicinal and pharmaceutical products manufactured by others. The company sells its products through pharmaceutical chains. China Sky One Medical, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Harbin, the People’s Republic of China.