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Valeant and GSK complete collaboration agreement for seizure drug

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company, has closed on its exclusive worldwide collaboration agreement with GlaxoSmithKline for the investigational drug retigabine, a neuronal potassium channel opener for the treatment of adult epilepsy patients with refractory partial onset seizures.

Under the terms of the agreement, Valeant received an upfront payment of $125 million from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).

Valeant develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of pharmaceutical products primarily in the areas of neurology and dermatology.