Assertio Therapeutics

Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: ASRT
IndustryPharmaceutical
Founded1995 (1995)
HeadquartersNewark, California
Key people
Dan A. Peisert (CEO)
ProductsPharmaceuticals
RevenueUS$57.2 million (2019)
US$3.33 million (2019)
US$-13.6 million (2019)
Number of employees
116 (2019)
Websitewww.assertiotx.com

Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly Depomed, Inc.) is an American specialty pharmaceutical company. It mainly markets products for treatment in neurology, pain and diseases of the central nervous system. Depomed was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Newark, California. It is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ, with several products approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On August 15, 2018, the company announced its name change from Depomed, Inc., to Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. As of 2019, Assertio markets three products approved by the FDA: Gralise, Cambia, and Zipsor.