Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 4, 2009, Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Current Report, 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 Current Report 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 November 4, 2009.

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