Shire casts off non-core drugs for $213M

UK-based Shire Pharmaceuticals is selling a block of medicines to Almirall of Spain for $213 million. The remedies--deemed "non-core products"--include two skin treatments, Solaraze and Vaniqa. Company officials say the move will let Shire focus on its core therapeutic areas: attention deficit disorder, gastrointestinal and renal disease, and genetic therapies.

The company also wants to expand its international reach and develop a new specialty in regenerative medicine. Recently Shire licensed the anti-scarring remedy Juvista from Renovo, in its first foray into the regenerative arena.

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