Fellow medical names were largely to the downside Monday, including Intuitive Surgical, Allergan, Stryker and Medtronic.
Says Mitchell Brin, vice president of development for Botox at Allergan in Irvine, Calif.
Allergan's eye care products include medications for glaucoma, allergic conjunctivitis and chronic dry eye.
It is difficult to see how the market will consider the combination for Allergan and other competitors.
Last month, the FDA approved a new "form-stable" implant from drug and device maker Allergan Inc.
Allergan, best known for selling Botox, has tried to use its Lap-Band to tap the obesity market.
Allergan is a leading maker of eye care, skin care and aesthetic products, including best-selling pharmaceutical Botox.
Okta has more than 200 customers including new customers like Allergan, BMC Software, Clorox, Groupon and National Geographic.
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In the U.S. consumer ads will be created by ad giant GreyWorldwide, which also creates ads forBotox, Allergan's wrinkle-buster.
Allergan believes there are about 3.2 million people who suffer from chronic migraines.
Now Allergan, maker of Botox, wants to spread fear of "brow furrow"--age-related vertical lines between the eyebrows--to middle America.
In January David Pyott, Allergan's chief executive, said he would scrap an effort to market the band for teenagers.
Allergan has captured about 70% of the worldwide market for gastric bands and balloons, but sales are now shrinking.
Many Allergan holders will likely see the deal as a vindication that Allergan is winning the Botox and Filler battle.
One is for the treatment of bladder cancer, for which it has partnered with Allergan (AGN) to market it in Europe.
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Allergan will provide an overview of the evolution of the facial aesthetics marketplace and then will open the panel for discussion.
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So far, Botox Cosmetic has done pretty well without any marketing assistance from Allergan--300, 000 or so people got injections last year.
Allergan's market research showed that even people who don't know where Botox comes from know that there's something unsavory about its source.
Early efforts are under way at specialty pharmaceutical firm Allergan and elsewhere to develop anti-inflammatory treatments for the back of the eye.
Allergan's market research showed that even people who don't know exactly where Botox comes from know there's something unsavory about its source.
For Allergan, FDA approval of Botox Cosmetic comes at an important time.
Sirna already has a collaboration with Allergan for its lead compound, a drug to treat age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness.
Allergan also sells implants used in breast augmentation and weight-loss surgery.
Quintiles has also expanded its business model to also include getting royalties on some drugs it helps develop and sell, including with Eli Lilly and Allergan.
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But should the link between physical expression and emotional experience bear out, it could develop into a marketing challenge for Botox marketers such as Allergan.
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Allergan will have exclusive rights to the drug in the U.S., Europe, and Canada, while Spectrum will retain the rights in Asia, including China and Japan.
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While Allergan has dropped more than 6% since the beginning of the year, the stock is currently perched on support at its rising 32-week moving average.
Latisse could potentially cause hair growth if it drips on the face or darken eye color, but eye-color changes weren't seen in Latisse clinical trials, Allergan says.
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Allergan has a huge advantage here: the power of placebo.
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