SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 10, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medicis (NYSE:MRX) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarter-end cash dividend of $0.06 per issued and outstanding share of its Common Stock payable on April 30, 2010, to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 1, 2010. This represents a 50% increase compared to the Company’s previous $0.04 dividend, and is the Company’s first dividend increase since March 2008.