SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --Medicis (NYSE:MRX) today announced it has been selected for the second, consecutive year as the only pharmaceutical company in the world named to the Ethisphere Institute’s prestigious World’s Most Ethical Companies (WME) list. This list is an admired roster of high-performing organizations which have achieved leadership positions in their respective industries through exemplary business ethics and corporate responsibility. Medicis credits both its compliance leadership and philanthropic engagement as contributing factors for this year’s honor. In particular, the Company believes its Passion to HealSM initiative, which was introduced in 2011 with a goal of greatly increasing access to specialized healthcare in underserved communities in the United States and abroad, puts it at the forefront of its peers in philanthropic engagement.
