Omega Pharma was a

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company which was acquired in 2014 by Perrigo Company plc, an

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. The company was founded in 1987 and was based in the Industrial area 'de Prijkels' in Nazareth.

History

The company was founded in 1987 by

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and Yvan Vindevogel, both former pharmacy students at the

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. They each had a 50% share in the company. Their first product was a shampoo in 5 liter bottles which they sold to pharmacists who then added a customised scent and colour to sell the product as a homemade brand. In 1989 they started selling ''Uvesol'' tanning lotions. In 1994 Yvan Vindevogel sold his shares to Marc Coucke. in 1998 was the company's initial public offering (IPO). Omega Pharmaa was initially listed as a Naamloze vennootschap on the

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Brussels and used to be part of the

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index until late 2011 when Coucke (through his investment company Couckinvest) and

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firm Waterland took the company private once again. Omega Pharma was officially acquired by Perrigo with effect from 31 March 2015. The company is now part of the Branded Consumer Healthcare division within Perrigo. Between 2012 and 2014, Omega Pharma, together with

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, was a corporate sponsor of the

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Arseus

At the annual shareholders meeting of Omega Pharma held on 6 June 2006, it was announced that the company's professional health division would operate under the name of Arseus. Simultaneously, the management team of Arseus was presented. The legal structure of the entities in this division has been largely prepared in the meantime, so that the project to make Arseus an autonomous company is on schedule. Arseus became effectively an independent entity via an

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on 5 October 2007 and has been listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels and NYSE Euronext Amsterdam since then.

Brands

* Bergasol (tanning products) * Biodermal * Biover (natural Healthcare products: vitamines, minerals, supplements, aromatherapy) * Bodysol (hypoallergenic bodycare) * Bronchostop Duo (cough) * Calmanax * Cremicort * Davitamon (Multi-vitamine supplements) * Dermalex (skincare for regular skin or specific skin diseases) * Dynarax * Eau Précieuse * Galenco (hypoallergenic skincare for babies and young children) * Kaliptus * Lactacyd (female intimate hygiene) * Naaprep * Opticalmax * Paranix (anti-lice) * Physiomer (Nasal sprays made of purified seawater) * Phytosun (Aromatherapy and essential oil) * Predictor (pregnancy test) * Prevalin * T. LeClerc (cosmetics) * Vitafytea (fytotherapy) * XL-S Medical (weightloss) * XLS Cure (weightloss) * Wartner (warts removal at home) * Ymea (reduces symptoms of the menopause) * Yokebe (diet protein shakes) * Zaffranax (uplifting supplement treatment for depressed people) * Zaffranpure * Zincotabs (zinc)

References

External links

Official website
of Omega Pharma Corporate (In

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Official website
of

Perrigo Perrigo Company plc is an American Irish–registered manufacturer of private label over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, and while 70% of Perrigo's net sales are from the U.S. healthcare system, Perrigo is legally headquartered in Ireland for tax ...

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