The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 20, 2018, William W. Crouse notified The Medicines Company (the “Company”) of his decision to retire from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company effective as of the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Crouse has been a member of the Board since 2003. Mr. Crouse’s decision to retire was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
About The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO)
The Medicines Company is a global biopharmaceutical company. The Company’s marketed products include Angiomax (bivalirudin), Cleviprex (clevidipine) injectable emulsion, Ionsys (fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system), Kengreal (cangrelor), Minocin (minocycline) for injection, and Orbactiv (oritavancin). Its pipeline of acute and intensive care hospital products in development include ABP-700, ALN-PCSsc, Carbavance and MDCO-216. It sells a ready to use formulation of Argatroban and has a portfolio of over 10 generic drugs, which is referred as acute care generic products. It sells over three acute care generic products, including midazolam, ondansetron and rocuronium. The Company’s products include Angiomax, which is a direct thrombin inhibitor; Cleviprex, which is a calcium channel blocker; Ionsys, which is a patient-controlled analgesia system; Kengreal, which is an antiplatelet agent; Minocin IV, which is a tetracycline-class antibiotic, and Orbactiv, which is an antibiotic.
