Bradley Pharmaceuticals was a pharmaceutical company headquartered in

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. The company was founded in 1985 by Daniel Glassman who was also its CEO. The company marketed to niche physician specialties in the U.S. and 38 international markets. Bradley Pharmaceuticals comprised Doak Dermatologics, specialized in therapies for dermatology and podiatry; Kenwood Therapeutics, providing gastroenterology, OB/GYN and other internal medicine brands; and A. Aarons, which markets authorized generic versions of Doak and Kenwood therapies.

Doak Dermatologics

Doak Dermatologics was the division of Bradley Pharmaceuticals, that marketed products to dermatologists. Its flag products were Zoderm which is a topical anti-acne product. Adoxa (doxycycline) was an antibiotic intended to treat mild to severe acne.

Kenwood Therapeutics

Kenwood was the affiliate brand that worked with therapeutic products. Among the most prescribed ones were Entsol which is a respiratory therapeutic product and Pamine which is intended to treat digestive problems.

Public trading

The company was publicly traded at the

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by its code BDY, since May 2003.

Nycomed Merger

Bradley Pharmaceuticals

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with

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, a European company. The merger was completed on February 21, 2008, and Bradley became an integral part of Nycomed.Alt URL
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