Cherokee Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Pharmaceutical plant acquired from Merck & Co. in 2008.

Cherokee Pharmaceuticals is an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturer located along the scenic Susquehanna River, in Riverside, Pennsylvania. With a highly skilled and experienced workforce, cGMP facilities, and a 55-year history in fine chemical manufacturing, Cherokee is committed to providing a high-quality API at a competitive cost

The Cherokee plant is a bulk chemical manufacturing site for the active pharmaceutical ingredient in a number of human and animal health products. The facility is located in the borough of Riverside, Pa., across the river from Danville. The site encompasses 323 acres, with 127 acres inside the fence-line. There is a large available fermentation facility which until 2005, produced xanthan gum and since has manufactured various fermented products for external bio-technical companies.

Merck & Company Inc. established a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Riverside, Northumberland County, in 1950. Since 1984, this facility has used methylene chloride, a volatile organic solvent, to synthesize imipenem, a component of the broad spectrum antibiotic drug PRIMAXIN.

100 Ave. C, Riverside, PA 17868
Phone: (570) 271-2216

www.cherokee-pharma.com/