Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Signs a $3 million Agreement to Manufacture and Supply Xijing Military Hospital With Five Additional Drugs

XIANYANG, China, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ GM: BSPM) (“Biostar” or “the Company”), a PRC-based manufacturer and marketer of pharmaceutical and health supplement products in China for a variety of diseases and conditions, today announced that on October 8, 2012 it signed a one-year agreement valued at approximately $3.0 million to manufacture and supply Xijing Hospital with five additional drugs.

Specifically, the five drugs include: Qing Wen Granule (used to treat viral colds), Ru Xiao Kang Capsule (used to treat hyperplasia of mammary glands, breast swelling and mastadenoma), Stomach and Intestine Purifying Capsule (used to treat chronic gastritis, enteritis and ulcers), Juteng Capsule (used to treat hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cerebral arteriosclerosis, encephalatrophy and strokes), and Ding An Kang Granule (used to treat insomnia and irritability).

The material terms of this agreement are similar to those of the $3.6 million agreement signed with Xijing Hospital last month, as these five drugs will also be exclusively sold at and given to patients admitted to the hospital for treatment.

Ronghua Wang, Biostar’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, commented, “We have successfully completed experimental tests and trial production for these five drugs and also passed manufacturing technology and quality inspections. As per the terms of the agreement, we will immediately start manufacturing the five drugs; the first supply is expected to be delivered to Xijing Hospital at the end of October 2012.”

Mr. Wang added, “We are pleased to have signed two drug manufacturing contracts with Xijing Hospital, which is managed by The Fourth Military Medical University (“FMMU”), one of China‘s most prestigious military medical universities and research centers. We are currently manufacturing eight drugs for the Xijing Hospital and are working to sign additional contracts for more than a dozen new drugs.”

Mr. Wang concluded, “We will continue to expand our cooperation with Xijing Hospital and FMMU to become a strategic partner in the fields of research and product development. The cooperation with FMMU enables us to enhance shareholder value by expanding our product range, increasing sales and profitability.”

About Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary and controlled affiliate in China, develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical and health supplement products for a variety of diseases and conditions. The Company’s most popular product is its Xin Aoxing Oleanolic Acid Capsule, an over-the-counter (“OTC”) medicine for chronic hepatitis B, a disease affecting approximately 10% of the Chinese population. For more information please visit: http://www.biostarpharmaceuticals.com.

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