Fiscal Year 1990
Initial Public Offering
Fiscal Year 1991
Initial Launch of Pharmaceutical Products
Established Dermatological Sales Force
Fiscal Year 1992
Acquired ESOTERICA® from SmithKline Beecham
Fiscal Year 1993
Introduced DYNACIN®
Fiscal Year 1994
No Data Available
Fiscal Year 1995
Relocated to Phoenix, AZ
Fiscal Year 1996
Launched TRIAZ®
1 for 14 Reverse Stock Split
Fiscal Year 1997
Two 3 for 2 Stock Splits (August and March)
Completed Public Offering Raising More Than $95 Million
Introduced Dye-Free DYNACIN®
Acquired LIDEX® and SYNALAR® from Syntex
Fiscal Year 1998
Collaboration with Abbott Laboratories
Received Patent for TRIAZ®
Acquired GenDerm Corporation
Completed Public Offering Raising More Than $210 Million
Launched LUSTRA®
Fiscal Year 1999
Listed on NYSE
Acquired LOPROX® and TOPICORT® from Aventis (HMR)
Began Promotion to Podiatrists
3 for 2 Stock Split
Sold and Licensed Products to Bioglan
Acquired Ucyclyd Pharma
Established Stock Repurchase Program
Launched OVIDE®
Launched LUSTRA-AF®
Launched DYNACIN® 75 mg
Fiscal Year 2000
Received Patent on LUSTRA® Composition
Acquired VECTRIN® Product Line from Warner Chilcott
Chairman and CEO Selected to Serve on NYSE Advisory Committee
Launched LOPROX® Gel
Relocated to Scottsdale, AZ
Fiscal Year 2001
Launched PLEXION® and PLEXION® TS
Collaboration with Corixa
Announced PVAC™ Phase II Trial Preliminary Results
Licensed OMNICEF® from Abbott Laboratories for Dermatology and Podiatry in U.S.
Launched ALUSTRA®
Fiscal Year 2002
Completed Merger with Ascent Pediatrics
Began Promotion to Pediatricians
Launched PLEXION SCT®
Issued $350 Million Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2032
Strategic Alliance with aaiPharma
Fiscal Year 2003
License and Development Agreement with Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences
Launched LOPROX TS®
Licensed Four Branded Products to Taro
Acquired Exclusive License to RESTYLANE® Family of Products
Launched LOPROX® Shampoo
Launched DYNACIN® Tablets
Fiscal Year 2004
Declared First Dividend
Launched TRIAZ® Pads
Completed Exchange Offer for Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2033
Discontinued PVAC™ Development
2 for 1 Stock Split
Launched RESTYLANE®
Licensed ORAPRED® to BioMarin
Fiscal Year 2005
Licensed SubQ™ from Q-Med
Licensed LUSTRA® Family of Products to Taro
Launched PLEXION® Cleansing Cloths
Licensed Proprietary Peptide Technology from Ansata Therapeutics
Supermodel Frederique van der Wal Signed on as the New Face of RESTYLANE®
FDA Approved NDA for VANOS™
FDA Approved AMMONUL®
Launched of Restylane Rewards(SM)
Announced Agreement to Merge with Inamed
Fiscal Year 2006
Filed Suit Against Upsher-Smith and Prasco
Board Unanimously Rejected Mentor Proposal
Requested That Inamed Recommend Rejection of Allergan Exchange Offer
Terminated Merger Agreement with Inamed; Received $90 Million Termination Fee
Calendar Year 2006
FDA Approved Broader Indication for VANOS®
Ipsen Granted Medicis Rights to Distribute and Promote Reloxin® to the Aesthetic Market
Two Patents Issued for LOPROX® Gel
FDA Approved SOLODYN® -- minocycline HCl, USP -- Extended Release Tablets
Launched Search for the "Hottest Mom in America"
Medicis and Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences announce FDA Approval of ZIANA® (clindamycin phosphate 1.2% and tretinoin 0.025%) Gel
Calendar Year 2007
Launched ZIANA®
Launched PERLANE®
Launched TV Ad Campaign for RESTYLANE®
Announced Strategic Collaboration with Hyperion Therapeutics
Announced Share Repurchase Program up to $200 Million
BLA for RELOXIN® in Aesthetics Submitted to FDA
Announced Strategic Collaboration with Revance Therapeutics
Calendar Year 2008
Increased Cash Dividend to $0.04 Per Share
BLA for RELOXIN® in Aesthetics Submitted to FDA by Ipsen
Announced Organizational Changes
BLA for RELOXIN® in Aesthetics Accepted by FDA
Announced Acquisition of LipoSonix