Salix Pharmaceuticals

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryPharmaceuticals
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
FoundersRandy W. Hamilton
Lorin K. Johnson
Headquarters
Key people
Mark McKenna (SVP)
Carolyn J. Logan (fmr. CEO)
Adam C. Derbyshire (fmr.CFO)
ParentBausch Health
Websitesalix.com

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an American specialty pharmaceutical company based in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

It is the largest gastroenterology-focused pharmaceutical company in the world. Salix develops prescription drugs and medical devices that prevent and treat various gastrointestinal disorders.