P&G to co-promote Somaxon's Silenor in the US

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals and Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals are to co-promote Somaxon's insomnia drug Silenor (low-dose doxepin) in the US.

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals and Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals are to co-promote Somaxon's insomnia drug Silenor (low-dose doxepin) in the US.

Somaxon's share price rose by 29% on the news, closing at $4.34 on Nasdaq on 25 August.

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