Pfizer Buys Rights To A Drug To Fix A Curved Penis

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Pfizer Buys Rights To A Drug To Fix A Curved Penis11 Comments

By Ed Silverman // December 18th, 2008 // 6:46 am

Yes, the drugmaker will spend $75 million upfront and up to $410 million to buy the rights from Auxilium Pharmaceuticals to develop an experimental med for combating Peyronie’s disease, in which the buildup of collagen on the shaft of the penis reduces flexibility and makes intercourse uncomfortable. This afflicts an estimated 1 percent of men, according to the National Institutes of Health.

The injectable drug, known as Xiaflex, is also being investigated to treat Dupuytren’s contracture, which is the growth of collagen in the palm of the hand impairs the use of the fingers and is found in an estimated an 3 percent of whites, often of Northern European ancestry. The drug is also being tested for Frozen Shoulder syndrome, or Adhesive Capsulitis (see statement).

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