King Pharmaceuticals Acquires Alpharma
US - King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Alpharma Inc. announced on 24 November that the two companies have signed a definitive merger agreement.

Alpharma Sponsor Ag in the Classroom Project
US - Alpharma Inc., Animal Health has been recognized as the sole sponsor of the Agriculture in the Classroom 2008 Book of the Year program.

Ag Students Invited to Tell Story of Animal Agriculture
US - Alpharma Inc. Animal Health is embarking on a programme that will begin to educate consumers about how their food is produced, enlisting the help of college agriculture students along the way.

Alpharma Donations Aid Flood Hit Communities
US - Animal health company, Alpharma Inc, a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, is to donate a portion of all US livestock product sales recorded in July to help fund flood relief efforts throughout the Mississippi River valley.

Alpharma Expands Presence in China
US - Alpharma Inc., a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, announced it has acquired the assets of Shenzhou Tongde Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd ("Tongde") in Shenzhou City, China.