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GERMANTOWN, Md., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBRK), today announced it has hired the following key commercial team members:

• Frank L. Koos has joined MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals as senior vice president, sales & business development. Koos brings nearly 20 years' experience in sales and sales management to his role at MiddleBrook. Prior to joining MiddleBrook, Koos served as vice president of professional sales for Adams Respiratory Therapeutics(R) (Adams). Prior to Adams, Koos held successive leadership roles including vice president of sales for PharMetrics and group director, sales and service at IMS Health. Previously, Koos was a sales representative and a sales trainer for the Ortho Pharmaceutical division of Johnson and Johnson, and he served as a lieutenant in the United States Army.

• Salvatore A. Buscema has joined MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals as vice president, sales. Prior to joining MiddleBrook, Buscema held multiple roles of increasing responsibility at Adams where he led two sales force expansions, directed a comprehensive sales force automation project and facilitated trade sales. The Adams field sales teams under Buscema's leadership grew sales from $20 million to over $400 million annually. Buscema began his sales career at IMS Health where his key accounts included Johnson and Johnson and AstraZeneca.

• Sheila Filipponi has joined MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals as vice president, trade sales. Filipponi brings over 20 years of sales and sales management experience to MiddleBrook. Prior to joi
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