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Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. and Viking Therapeutics, Inc

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Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.

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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Viking Therapeutics, Inc

Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's lead drug candidate is VK2809, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRß), which is in Phase IIb clinical trials to treat patients with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, as well as NAFLD. It develops VK5211, an orally available non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of patients recovering from non-elective hip fracture surgery; VK0612, an orally available Phase IIb-ready drug candidate for type 2 diabetes; VK2735, a novel dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide, which is in Phase 1 SAD/MAD clinical trial, and VK0214, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the TRß for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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