Our History

Medicure was founded in 1997 and became a public company in November 1999. As a U.S focused Specialty Pharma company with established sales of Aggrastat, Medicure carefully monitors opportunities within its own pipeline of products and possible strategic acquisitions in order to realize long-term value.

1997
- - Medicure Inc. founded
2006
- - Acquired full U.S. rights to Aggrastat^®
2012
- - Agreement to promote Aggrastat^® in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    
    Initiation of Aggrastat^® vs Integrilin^® in PCI clinical program
2013
- - FDA approval of Aggrastat High-Dose Bolus (HDB) regimen
2015
- - FDA approval of expanded dosing time for Aggrastat®
2016
- - Launch of Aggrastat^® Bolus Vial Format
    
    Acquired majority interest in Apicore
2017
- - FDA approval of Prexxartan^®
    
    Sale of Apicore Business
    
    FDA approval of Zypitamag™
2018
- - FDA approval of Sodium Nitroprusside Injection
    
    Entered into strategic collaboration with Cadila Healthcare Ltd
2019
- - Completion of Aggrastat^® vs Integrilin^® in PCI clinical program
    
    Completion of Aggrastat^® Phase IV clinical program enrollment
    
    Preferred pricing agreement with the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Crisis Task Force for Zypitamag
    
    Acquired full U.S. rights to Zypitamag
    
    Launch of ReDS™ PRO Heart Failure Device
    
    Entered into strategic collaboration with Sensible Medical
2020
- - Acquired Marley Drug, specialty pharmacy
    
    Entered into strategic collaboration with Reliance Life Sciences
    
    Completion of Aggrastat^® Phase IV clinical program
2021
- - Completion of Aggrastat^® Phase 1/2a exploratory clinical program enrollment
    
    MC-1 Phase 3 clinical program IND filing with FDA