Primus means "first" in Latin. Primus Pharmaceuticals is the first and only company specializing in prescription medical nutrition.
Above all, patients want to improve their quality of life. They want products that are clinically proven to be safe and effective and to avoid side effects and adverse interactions commonly associated with other medications. Patients instead want products with pure and natural ingredients that are manufactured to high standards of quality and consistency that help minimize the overall cost of care.
Our products are dispensed by prescription, are to be used under physician supervision and are manufactured in the U.S.
EpiCeram® is an prescription only topical skin-barrier repair product for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.
Learn More About EpiCeramFosteum PLUS® is a prescription medical food product for the clinical dietary management of the metabolic processes of osteopenia and osteoporosis to be used under a physician’s supervision.
Learn More About Fosteum PlusRheumate® is a prescription medical food product for the clinical dietary management of the metabolic effects of methotrexate therapy to be used under a physician’s supervision.
Learn More About RheumateVasculera® is a prescription medical food product for the clinical dietary management of the metabolic processes of chronic venous disease to be used under a physician’s supervision.
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Our products address metabolic changes by managing the underlying causes of chronic diseases in the body rather than masking symptoms. Many of our products use food-based ingredients which are safe and efficacious and meet the distinct dietary needs of chronic diseases.
Rheumatology
Pain Management
Orthopedics
Dermatology
OBGYN
Founding partners and leaders of Primus Pharmaceuticals
President & CEO
Founded Primus in 2001 as the first specialty pharmaceutical company to focus on prescription medical food brands using proprietary ingredient platforms targeting major chronic diseases with metabolic etiologies.
CFO, Treasurer & Corporate Secretary
Mr. Martin is a seasoned financial executive and a Certified Public Accountant. Prior to co-founding Primus Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Martin was the President of Citibank's commercial banking subsidiary in the Silicon Valley and later the Chief Financial Officer of the financial consulting division of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Director of Human Resources & Administration
Ms. Arendt has over 25 years of Operations/HR Management expertise in large and small organizations. Ms. Arendt spent 12+ years with Boston Edison Company/Pilgrim Nuclear Power station as a Senior Supervisor where she managed an administrative (union) staff and served as an emergency communicator to the public.
Executive Director of Sales and Marketing
Former executive of Novartis, Pharmacia, and Pfizer as well as a startup biotech company, vast expertise in marketing blockbusters.
Director of Trade and Managed Markets
Mr. Edwards brings over 30 years of sales, sales management, marketing, and managed care experience in the pharmaceutical industry to Primus. Prior to joining Primus, Bill spent 28 years with Schering-Plough Corporation.
Director of Product Supply
Mr. Hall has over 20 years of direct operational experience in the manufacture and distribution of liquid, emulsion, and solid oral dosage and topical products.
M.D. Director of Clinical Development
Dr. Levy is Board Certified in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine and was in private practice in the State of Washington for 30 years.
Director of Corporate Development & Corporate Controller
Frank has 20 years of public accounting and corporate finance experience, and is an alumnus of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP where he managed a variety of financial statement audits in the southwestern United States.
We seek talented, creative, and driven individuals to join our team.
Primus Care Direct is a hassle-free, savings program with a family of convenient participating, mail-order pharmacies where patients can get their EpiCeram®, Fosteum Plus®, Rheumate®, and Vasculera® prescriptions for the lowest possible price, Medicare patients included. In addition to the lowest prices available, patients will get their prescriptions delivered to their home for free.
Primus Care Direct also saves time for healthcare practitioners by helping to increase fill rates and eliminating call-backs for prior authorizations.
While EpiCeram, Fosteum Plus, Rheumate, and Vasculera are all available at most retail pharmacies, filling the prescription through a participating pharmacy under the Primus Care Direct savings program guarantees patients will pay the lowest possible price on their prescription.
This program has been designed to be patients centric to allow HCPs to decide what products patients should be on providing broad access at an affordable price regardless on an individual’s insurance status.