Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (FRA:FEJ) Other Expense

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., incorporated in the state of Delaware in July 1999. The Company is a specialty biopharmaceutical company which develops and markets products for specialist audiences. The Company now have a portfolio of 12 approved products, including one product with two indications. Among other products in the U.S., Auxilium markets Testim (testosterone gel) for the topical treatment of hypogonadism, TESTOPEL (testosterone pellets) a long-acting implantable testosterone replacement therapy ("TRT") product, STENDRA (avanafil), an oral erectile dysfunction ("ED") therapy, Edex (alprostadil for injection), an injectable treatment for ED, Osbon ErecAid, the leading vacuum device for aiding ED, XIAFLEX (collagenase clostridium histolyticum or "CCH") for the treatment of Peyronie's disease ("PD" or "Peyronie's") and XIAFLEX for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture ("DC" or "Dupuytren's"). We also have programs in Phase 2 clinical development for the treatment of Frozen Shoulder syndrome and cellulite, Striant, a buccal TRT, XIAFLEX for the treatment of PD in men with a palpable plaque and a curvature deformity of thirty degrees or greater at the start of therapy which was launched in the U.S. in January 2014 and is the first and only FDA-approved non-surgical treatment for PD. Approximately 75% of the Company's product shipments are to only three wholesalers: Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation and AmerisourceBergen Corporation. The Company faces competition from competitors in North America, Europe and elsewhere from pharmaceutical companies, specialty pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology firms, universities and other research institutions and government agencies that are developing and commercializing pharmaceutical products.