Anavex Life Sciences
Anavex Life Sciences Corp. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative, neurodevelopmental, and neuropsychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, Rett syndrome, and other central nervous system (CNS) diseases, pain, and various types of cancer. Its lead drug candidate, ANAVEX 2-73 (blarcamesine), which has completed a Phase 2a and a Phase 2b/3 clinical trial for Alzheimer's disease; a Phase 2 proof-of-concept study in Parkinson's disease dementia; and a Phase 2 and a Phase 3 study in adult patients and one Phase 2/3 study in pediatric patients with Rett syndrome. Its ANAVEX 2-73 is an orally available drug candidate designed to restore cellular homeostasis by targeting SIGMAR1 and muscarinic receptors. The ANAVEX 2-73 also exhibited anticonvulsant, anti-amnesic, neuroprotective, and anti-depressant properties in animal models, indicating its potential to treat additional CNS disorders, including epilepsy. The company's ANAVEX 3-71, which targets SIGMAR1 and M1 muscarinic receptors, is a clinical stage drug candidate demonstrating disease-modifying activity against the Alzheimer's disease in transgenic (3xTg-AD) mice, including cognitive deficits, amyloid, and tau pathologies. Anavex Life Sciences Corp. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells over the counter (OTC) health and personal care products in North America, Australia, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, North American OTC Healthcare and International OTC Healthcare. It offers analgesic powders under the BC and Goody's brand; various diaper rash treatments and skin protectants for babies under the Boudreaux's Butt Paste brand name; sprays and lozenges to relieve sore throats and mouth pain under the Chloraseptic brand; eye care products that provide relief from redness and itchiness under the Clear Eyes brand name; at-home removal of common and plantar warts under the Compound W brand; and ear wax removal products under Debrox brand name. The company also provides dental guards, floss picks, interdental brushes, dental repair and kits, and tongue cleaners under the DenTek brand; motion sickness relief products under the Dramamine brand; enemas and other laxative products under the Fleet brand name; stomach upset remedies under the Gaviscon brand; cough drops under the Luden's brand; products for yeast infections in women under the Monistat brand name; lice and parasite treatments under the Nix name; feminine care products, including washes, cloths, and sprays under the Summer's Eve brand; products for dry eyes under the TheraTears brand; nasal saline sprays and washes under the Fess brand name; and oral rehydration products under the Hydralyte brand. It sells its products to mass merchandisers; and drug, food, dollar, convenience, and club stores, as well as e-commerce channels. The company was formerly known as Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. in August 2018. Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Tarrytown, New York.
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