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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 5, 2011
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-14471   52-1574808
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification Number)
7720 North Dobson Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85256

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(602) 808-8800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 9.01 Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EX-99.1


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Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
     On May 5, 2011, Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
     The information in this Item 2.02, including the accompanying exhibit, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01   Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits
     
99.1
  Press Release dated May 5, 2011.

 


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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
     
Date: May 5, 2011  By:   /s/ Richard D. Peterson    
    Richard D. Peterson   
    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer