American Marconi Wireless News - Medicure Announces CFO Change

James Kinley, who was the previous CFO of Medicure from 2011 to 2021 and is a current member of the Company's board of directors, has been named interim CFO and will assume the role upon Mr. Uddin's departure.

"On behalf of the Medicure staff and Board of Directors, I want to extend our sincere thanks to Haaris for his dedication and many contributions to the Company and wish him success in his future endeavors." said Dr. Albert D. Friesen, CEO of Medicure and Chair of its Board of Directors. "I also want to take this opportunity to welcome James back onto our senior leadership team and look forward to working with him to achieve our corporate goals," added Dr. Friesen.

About Medicure Inc.

Medicure is a company focused on the development and commercialization of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products for patients and prescribers in the United States market. The present focus of the Company is the marketing and distribution of AGGRASTAT^® (tirofiban hydrochloride) injection and ZYPITAMAG^® (pitavastatin) tablets in the United States, where they are sold through the Company's U.S. subsidiary, Medicure Pharma Inc. Medicure also operates Marley Drug Inc. ("Marley Drug"), a pharmacy subsidiary servicing all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Marley Drug^® is committed to improving access to medications for all Americans together with exceptional customer service and free home delivery. Medicure also operates Gateway Medical Pharmacy, located in Portland, Oregon in a medical office building near major transportation lines and multiple healthcare clinics and centers. In addition to regular customers, the pharmacy services multiple long-term care facilities and provides non-sterile compounding services. Medicure also operates West Olympia Pharmacy, located in Olympia, Washington in a medical office complex near multiple clinics. For more information visit www.marleydrug.com. For more information about Medicure please visit www.medicure.com. For additional information about AGGRASTAT^®, please visit www.aggrastat.com or refer to the full Prescribing Information. For additional information about ZYPITAMAG^®, please visit www.zypitamag.com or refer to the full Prescribing Information.

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AGGRASTAT^® (tirofiban hydrochloride) injection, ZYPITAMAG^® (pitavastatin) tablets, and Marley Drug^® are registered trademarks.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Albert D. Friesen
Chief Executive Officer
Tel. 888-435-2220
Fax 204-488-9823
E-mail: [email protected]
www.medicure.com

SOURCE: Medicure, Inc.

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