Women First HealthCare Inc.

• Public
• US

Dow Jones Description

Women First is a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the health and well-being of midlife women. Our mission is to help midlife women make informed choices about their physical and emotional health and to provide pharmaceutical products and self-care products to help these women improve the quality of their lives. We historically marketed these products in the United States through a number of channels including our dedicated sales force, tele-sales and our direct-to-consumer marketing programs through our Internet sites, womenfirst.com, and Vaniqa.com. In March 2004, we announced restructuring plans in order to conserve cash and laid off 78 employees (80% of our workforce), including our entire sales force of 44 employees, all 28 employees employed by the As We Change® mail order catalog business and 6 support employees from our corporate office. As of March 26, 2004, the products we sell include the following: Pharmaceutical Products ? Vaniqa® (eflornithine hydrochloride) Cream, 13.9%, a topical cream

Chairman, President & CEO

Number of Employees 16

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