Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp Stock

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation (Medicis) together with its wholly owned subsidiaries is an independent specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development and marketing of products for the treatment of dermatological and aesthetic conditions in the United States and Canada. Medicis offers a range of products addressing various conditions or aesthetic improvements, including facial wrinkles. Its brands are DYSPORT (abobotulinumtoxinA) 300 Units for Injection, PERLANE Injectable Gel, RESTYLANE Injectable Gel, SOLODYN (minocycline HCl, USP) Extended Release Tablets, VANOS (fluocinonide) Cream 0.1%, ZIANA (clindamycin phosphate 1.2% and tretinoin 0.025%) Gel and ZYCLARA (imiquimod) Cream 3.75% and 2.5%. As of December 31, 2011, it offered 27 branded products. On December 2, 2011, it acquired Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC (Graceway). On November 1, 2011, Medicis sold Medicis Technologies Corporation, formerly LipoSonix, Inc., to Solta Medical, Inc. (Solta).