Salix Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical companywww.salix.com
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Sep 8, 2026
Ilana GurevichHOST
Oh, yeah.
Ilana GurevichHOST
I will also say the other thing that's interesting to me is Salix is about to lose their Zyfaxan patent.
Ilana GurevichHOST
Do you know about this? Keep talking.
Ilana GurevichHOST
Salix is about to lose their Zyfaxan patent.
Ilana GurevichHOST
It comes due in 2027, I think, maybe end of 2027.
Ilana GurevichHOST
And they tried to get approved for an extension with a new disease.
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Rebecca SandHOST
Starting human trials.
Rebecca SandHOST
Yep.
Aswath DamodaranHOST
and Valiant was upping the ante.
Aswath DamodaranHOST
It bought a company called Salix Pharmaceuticals, and that was a big acquisition that it funded like it had always done with a lot of debt.
Aswath DamodaranHOST
But in the aftermath of that acquisition, it tried doing what it had done in previous acquisitions of raising prices not on every drug across the board.
Aswath DamodaranHOST
And notice again, it's not just Valiant that does it, but they did it on a couple of high-profile drugs and by amounts that drew attention.
Mike WebsterGUEST
And I went to a company that no longer exists.
Mike WebsterGUEST
They got fired by Pfizer or Sony, and it was Salix Pharmaceuticals.
Mike WebsterGUEST
So I read their annual report.
Mike WebsterGUEST
In their annual report, they identify all of their contract manufacturers.