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Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. and Vertex Pharmaceuticals 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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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis (CF). It markets TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO for people with CF with at least one F508del mutation for 2 years of age and older; ALYFTREK for the treatment for people with CF 6 years of age and older; SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI for treatment of patients with CF 6 years of age and older; ORKAMBI for CF patients 1 year or older; and KALYDECO for the treatment of patients with 1 month or older who have CF with ivacaftor. The company also develops CASGEVY for the treatment of sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia; JOURNAVX for the treatment of acute pain in adults; VX-522, a CFTR mRNA therapeutic designed to treat the underlying cause of CF, which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial; inaxaplin for the treatment of APOL1-mediated kidney disease which is in single Phase 2; VX-880 and VX-264, treatment for Type 1 Diabetes; VX-670 for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1; and VX-407, a small molecule corrector for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Further, it sells the products to specialty pharmacy and specialty distributors in the United States, as well as retail pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics. Additionally, the company has collaborations with CRISPR Therapeutics AG.; Moderna, Inc.; and Entrada Therapeutics, Inc. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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