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Altana acquires US dermatology business from GlaxoSmithKline

Melville, NYMonday, October 3, 2005, 08:00 Hrs  [IST]

Altana Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Altana Pharma AG, has acquired the prescription dermatology business from GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, a division of GlaxoSmithKline Corporation. PharmaDerm, a division of Altana Inc, will manufacture and market the former GSK products. These products include Aclovate (alclometasone dipropionate), a synthetic corticosteroid; Cutivate (fluticasone propionate), an anti-inflammatory; Emgel (erythromycin), an antibiotic; Oxistat (oxiconazole nitrate), an anti-fungal; Temovate (clobetasol propionate), an anti-inflammatory, informs a company release. PharmaDerm, headquartered in Atlanta, GA is a division of Altana Inc, the leading US specialty pharmaceutical manufacturer of topical dermatological prescription products.

 
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