Valeant's Dermatology Sales Strategy: Teenage Zits

Valeant Pharmaceutical International Inc.'s dermatology business is in trouble. But CEO Joseph Papa said the company is counting on teenagers eager to have clear skin when they return to school in the fall to boost prescriptions of the firm's acne medicine Solodyn (minocycline).

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. is counting on teenagers' back-to-school skin concerns to help boost the company's profits in the second half of this year and save its dermatology business, which had a 55% decline in revenues in the second quarter from the same period a year ago.

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