Medivir’s partner GSK initiates OTC launch of Xerclear® in Europe under trade names Zoviduo and Zovirax Duo
Huddinge - Medivir AB (OMX: MVIR), the research-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on infectious diseases, announces that its unique cold sore product Xerclear®, which Medivir developed in-house, is now being launched for over-the-counter (OTC) use by its partner GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Europe. Xerclear® will be marketed under the trade name Zoviduo and Zovirax Duo in Europe. In June 2010, Medivir entered an agreement with GSK, which granted GSK exclusive rights to market and distribute Xerclear® for non-prescription (OTC) sales in several markets, including Europe, Russia,