Recent news on Cortizone

MSU's Polk shakes up lineup for SEC Tournament  -  May 22, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,A cortizone shot has been the biggest help, he said. "After that shot it feels like a new hamstring," he said. Polk will send Justin Pigott (5-5,

Hahn's double helps Brick girls finish fourth  -  May 17, 2007
Brick Township Bulletin,I don't know if I can try to do better with this pain," said Hahn, who refuses anything with needles, whether it be a cortizone shot or acupuncture.

Tobey Maguire's Official Web Sight  -  May 11, 2007
The Simon,In summary, to avoid the lonely junkets, cortizone shots for youthful skin and epidurals after a flip at age 41 in a spider suit made you feel like your

Lowell stakes claim to conference lead  -  May 11, 2007
Gary Post Tribune,Starting pitcher Allyssa Reed had a cortizone shot in her shoulder during the week and starting shortstop Kelly Johnson was also out with an injury,

Somebody Has to Make This Stuff  -  May 8, 2007
Kiplinger.com,The Chattem sale included Act fluoride mouthwash, Balmex diaper-rash ointment, Cortizone anti-itch cream, Kaopectate diarrhea treatment and Unisom sleep aid

Chattem to Webcast Presentation from the Goldman Sachs Consumer ...  -  26 Apr 2007
Business Wire (press release),The Company's portfolio of products includes well-recognized brands such as Icy Hot(R), Gold Bond(R), Selsun Blue(R), ACT(R), Cortizone and Unisom(R).

Ask the Trainer: Ten weight- prevention tips every woman should know  -  Mar 28, 2007
Sheboygan Press,Three hours after lunch is usually the beginning of the "CortiZone," when stress hormones plummet along with energy and mental concentration.

Chattem to Webcast Presentation from the SunTrust Robinson ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),The Company's portfolio of products includes well-recognized brands such as Icy Hot(R), Gold Bond(R), Selsun Blue(R), ACT(R), Cortizone and Unisom(R).

Chattem to Webcast Presentation from the SunTrust Robinson ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The Company's portfolio of products includes well-recognized brands such as Icy Hot®, Gold Bond®, Selsun Blue®, ACT®, Cortizone and Unisom®.

Chattem Inc: OTC drugs a specialty  -  Mar 29, 2007
Blogging StocksIn 2006, the firm acquired the Balmex, Kaopectate, Unisom, Cortizone, and Act brands from Johnson & Johnson. Chattem sells its products through mass

Allergy Season in Full Swing  -  Mar 29, 2007
WVLT,Traditionally, the best results we see are using a topical cortizone spray, along with an antihistamine." These traditional treatments will help most

Breaking Chattem's Bond  -  26 Mar 2007
Motley FoolAlso encouraging was the success of the five new products acquired from Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) -- ACT mouthwash, Cortizone anti-itch cream,

Chattem Shares Hit New Year High  -  Mar 22, 2007
Forbes,In January, the company acquired US rights to Act mouthwash, Unisom sleep aid, Cortizone anti-itch medication, Kaeopectate anti-diarrhea medication and

Chattem 1Q Profit Slides  -  Mar 22, 2007
Forbes,The company had bought the US rights to Act mouthwash, Unisom sleep aid, Cortizone anti-itch medication, Kaoepectate anti-diarrhea medication and Balmex

Chattem Raises 2007 Outlook  -  Mar 22, 2007
Forbes,In January, the over-the-counter drug and personal care product company acquired US rights to Act mouthwash, Unisom sleep aid, Cortizone anti-itch

Chattem Sets Date for First Quarter Fiscal 2007 Earnings ...  -  Mar 8, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The Company's portfolio of products includes well-recognized brands such as Icy Hot®, Gold Bond®, Selsun Blue®, ACT®, Cortizone and Unisom®.

Play Me a Memory, Piano Man  -  Feb 21, 2007
University Daily Kansan,He’s taken a Cortizone shot in his shoulder to alleviate some of the problems. He intends to stay at the University and keep tuning, though.

Chattem Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2006 Results; Company ...  -  Feb 12, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The acquired brands include ACT®, an anti-cavity mouthwash/mouth rinse; Cortizone, a hydrocortisone anti-itch product; Unisom® an OTC sleep aid; Kaopectate®

Chattem Has Relief on the Way  -  Feb 13, 2007
Motley FoolYou've probably heard of most of them: Act mouthwash, Cortizone anti-itch cream, Unisom sleep-aids, Kaopectate anti-diarrhea product, and diaper rash

Chattem Reports 8% Revenue Increase  -  Feb 12, 2007
The Chattanoogan,The acquired brands include ACT(R), an anti-cavity mouthwash/mouth rinse; Cortizone, a hydrocortisone anti-itch product; Unisom(R) an OTC sleep aid;

Chattem tenders relief to physically fit boomers  -  Jan 29, 2007
Chattanooga Times Free Press,Cortizone is an anti-itch creme that finds its biggest users to be older people, Mr. Bosworth said. Unisom, meanwhile, is a sleep aid used often by people

Chattem Shares Rise on Acquired Brands  -  Jan 4, 2007
Forbes,Chattem said the brands, which include Act mouthwash and Cortizone anti-itch cream, will add as much as $1 per share in profit by 2008.

Chattem acquires Johnson & Johnson brands  -  Jan 4, 2007
CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com,The acquisition means that Chattem has added the three personal care brands: Act, an anti-cavity mouthwash/mouth rinse; Cortizone, a hydrocortisone

J&J completes its final step in purchase of Pfizer unit  -  Jan 3, 2007
NorthJersey.com,NEW BRUNSWICK -- Johnson & Johnson has completed its $410 million sale of five health care brands, including Cortizone itch cream and Kaopectate diarrhea

Chattem Completes J&J Product Buyout  -  Jan 2, 2007
Houston Chronicle,The deal gives Chattem US rights to Act mouthwash, Unisom sleep aid, Cortizone anti-itch medication, Kaoepectate anti-diarrhea medication and Balmex diaper

Chattem says deal will help earnings  -  Jan 2, 2007
Chattanooga Times Free Press,US rights to anti-cavity mouthwash Act, sleep aid Unisom, anti-itch creme Cortizone, anti-diarrhea product Kaopectate and diaper rash reliever Balmex.

Chattem completes $410 million deal adding five brands  -  Jan 2, 2007
Chattanooga Times Free Press,Chattem’s brand portfolio now includes the US rights for anti-cavity mouthwash Act, sleep aid Unisom, anti-itch creme Cortizone, anti-diarrhea product

Chattem Concludes $410 Million Purchase Of Johnson & Johnson Brands  -  Jan 2, 2007
The Chattanoogan,...an OTC sleep aid; CORTIZONE, a hydrocortisone anti-itch product; KAOPECTATE(R), an anti-diarrhea product; and BALMEX(R), a diaper rash product."

Chattem enters $300 mln term loan for purchase of brand rights  -  Dec 28, 2006
MarketWatchThose include Act mouthwash, Balmex diaper rash ointment, anti-diarrhea drug Kaopectate, sleep aid Unisom and Cortizone, an anti-itch treatment.

Tennessee's Dane Bradshaw cleared to play  -  Dec 20, 2006
WBIR-TV,Trainers will start some rehab exercises, and Coach Bruce Pearl said some consideration would be given to a cortizone shot after Saturday's game against

BUSINESS BRIEFS  -  Jan 3, 2007
Asbury Park Press,Johnson & Johnson has completed its $410 million sale of five health-care brands including Cortizone anti-itch cream and Kaopectate diarrhea medicine to

Chattem, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Certain Consumer Brands ...  -  Jan 2, 2007
Business Wire (press release),UNISOM®, an OTC sleep aid; CORTIZONE, a hydrocortisone anti-itch product; KAOPECTATE®, an anti-diarrhea product; and BALMEX®, a diaper rash product.

Tennessee's Dane Bradshaw cleared to play  -  Dec 20, 2006
WBIR-TV,Trainers will start some rehab exercises, and Coach Bruce Pearl said some consideration would be given to a cortizone shot after Saturday's game against

US: J&J Cleared To Acquire Pfizer Unit  -  Dec 14, 2006
Namnews (subcription),The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it would not oppose the deal as long as the companies sell the drugs Zantac, Cortizone, Unisom and Balmex.

National business briefs  -  Dec 13, 2006
NorthJersey.com,The FTC said the companies have agreed to sell Pfizer's Zantac heartburn drug to Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Pfizer's Cortizone

Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer sell off goods  -  Dec 12, 2006
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,The FTC said the companies have agreed sell Pfizer's Zantac heartburn drug to Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Pfizer's Cortizone

J&J, Pfizer agree to sell brands in deal with FTC  -  Dec 13, 2006
MarketWatchPfizer's Zantac H-2 blocker business will be sold to Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.; its Cortizone hydrocortisone anti-itch business,

J&J Buy of Pfizer Unit Gets FTC Okay  -  Dec 12, 2006
Houston Chronicle,As part of the deal, the companies agreed to sell the Zantac heartburn relief business, Cortizone anti-itch business, Unisom night-time sleep aid business

Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer sell off goods  -  Dec 12, 2006
Pioneer Times-Journal,The FTC said the companies have agreed sell Pfizer‘s Zantac heartburn drug to Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Pfizer‘s Cortizone

J&J Closes Buy Of Pfizer Consumer Lines  -  Dec 20, 2006
TheDay,Those include Act mouthwash, Balmex diaper rash ointment, anti-diarrhea drug Kaopectate, sleep aid Unisom and Cortizone, an anti-itch treatment.

J&J closes acquisition of Pfizer consumer health products  -  Dec 20, 2006
International Herald Tribune,Those include Act mouthwash, Balmex diaper rash ointment, anti-diarrhea drug Kaopectate, sleep aid Unisom and Cortizone, an anti-itch treatment.

Industry Insider: J&J deflects questions on impending job cuts  -  Dec 13, 2006
Newark Star Ledger,Chattem, which had sales last year of $279 million, issued bonds to raise $410 million to acquire four products: Pfizer's Cortizone hydro cortisone,

J&J's acquisition of Pfizer Healthcare passes anti monopoly scrutiny  -  Dec 13, 2006
domain-B,The US anti monopoly watchdog said it would not oppose the deal as long as the companies sold off four drugs - Zantac, Cortizone, Unisom and Balmex.

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