| Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation (Medicis) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing primarily on helping patients attain a healthy and youthful appearance and self-image through the development and marketing in the United States of products for the treatment of dermatological and aesthetic conditions. It also markets products in Canada for the treatment of dermatological and aesthetic conditions. Medicis offer a range of products addressing various conditions or aesthetic improvements, including facial wrinkles, acne, fungal infections, rosacea, hyperpigmentation, photoaging, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis and cosmesis (improvement in the texture and appearance of skin). As of December 31, 2010, Medicis offered 16 products. Its primary brands are DYSPORT, PERLANE Injectable Gel, RESTYLANE Injectable Gel, SOLODYN, VANOS (fluocinonide) Cream 0.1%, and ZIANA (clindamycin phosphate 1.2% and tretinoin 0.025%) Gel. In December 2011, it acquired Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC. |
