Medicis To Present At Smith Barney 4th Annual Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2004--Medicis (NYSE:MRX - News) today announced that the Company is scheduled to present at the Smith Barney 4th Annual Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference at The Marriott East Side Hotel in New York. A live webcast of its presentation scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time (10:30 a.m. Pacific Time), may be accessed via the Internet.
The webcast will be available via a link on the Medicis corporate website at http://www.medicis.com/ir/index.html. This link will allow visitors to the website to access the Medicis presentation. An archive of the webcast will be available on the Medicis corporate website for two business days following the live presentation.
Medicis is the leading independent specialty pharmaceutical company in the United States focusing primarily on the treatment of dermatological, pediatric and podiatric conditions, and aesthetics medicine. Medicis has leading branded prescription products in a number of therapeutic categories, including acne, asthma, eczema, fungal infections, hyperpigmentation, photoaging, psoriasis, rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis and skin and skin-structure infections. The Company's products have earned wide acceptance by both physicians and patients due to their clinical effectiveness, high quality and cosmetic elegance.
The Company's products include the prescription brands RESTYLANE®, DYNACIN® (minocycline HCl), LOPROX® (ciclopirox), LUSTRA® (hydroquinone), LUSTRA-AF® (hydroquinone) with sunscreen, ALUSTRA® (hydroquinone) with retinol, OMNICEF® (cefdinir), ORAPRED® (prednisolone sodium phosphate), PLEXION® Cleanser (sodium sulfacetamide/sulfur), PLEXION TS® (sodium sulfacetamide/sulfur), PLEXION SCT® (sodium sulfacetamide/sulfur), TRIAZ® (benzoyl peroxide), LIDEX® (fluocinonide), and SYNALAR® (fluocinolone acetonide), the over-the-counter brand ESOTERICA®, and BUPHENYL® (sodium phenylbutyrate), a prescription product indicated in the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorder. For more information about Medicis, please visit the Company's website at www.medicis.com.
Except for historical information, this press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. All statements included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that Medicis expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. This includes earnings estimates, future financial performance and other matters. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by Medicis based on its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Medicis. Any such projections or statements include the current views of Medicis with respect to future events and financial performance. No assurances can be given, however, that these events will occur or that such results will be achieved. Medicis cannot validate its assumptions of the full impact on its business of the approval of competitive generic versions of its core brands, or any future competitive product approvals that may affect its brands. Also, there are a number of additional important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including the anticipated size of the markets, the availability of product supply, the receipt of required regulatory approvals, the ability to realize anticipated synergies and benefits of the Q-Med transaction, the risks and uncertainties normally incident to the pharmaceutical industry, dependence on sales of key products, the uncertainty of future financial results and fluctuations in operating results, dependence on Medicis' strategy including the uncertainty of license payments and/or other payments due from third parties, the timing and success of new product development by Medicis or third parties, product introductions and other risks described from time to time in Medicis' SEC filings including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2003. Forward-looking statements represent the judgment of Medicis' management as of the date of this release, and Medicis disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
NOTE: Full prescribing information for any Medicis prescription product is available by contacting the Company. OMNICEF® is a registered trademark of Abbott Laboratories, Inc. under a license from Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. RESTYLANE® is a registered trademark of HA North American Sales AB, a subsidiary of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation. All other marks (or brands) and names are the property of Medicis or its Affiliates.
Contact:
Medicis, Scottsdale Investor Relations & Corporate Communications 602-808-3854
Source: Medicis