Valeant completes Dow Pharma Sciences buy

12 January 2009

California, USA-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals International says that, effective December 31, 2008, the company completed its $285.0-million  acquisition of Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, a privately-held dermatology  company that specializes in the development of topical products on a  proprietary basis, as well as for pharmaceutical and biotechnology  companies.

Dow Pharmaceutical develops drugs for skin diseases and employs 159  workers including those at its headquarters in Petaluma and other  California locations, as well as at research centers in Germany.

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