Axcan Pharma Inc. (TSX: AXP NASDAQ: AXCA) is a Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec based leading specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad line of gastrointestinal (GI) products primarily in North America and Europe. The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange. Mont-Saint-Hilaire is a Town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu A publicly-traded company, Axcan Pharma's common shares are listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the "AXCA" symbol and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the "AXP" symbol. The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange.