Key Products

Of all the products in Alliance’s portfolio, the top 5 each contribute sales greater than £2m per annum.

DELTACORTRIL
An enteric coated tablet formulation of the steroid prednsiolone. DELTACORTRIL was acquired from Pfizer in 2006. It is indicated for a wide range of inflammatory and allergic disorders. This product range has grown substantially since acquisition.

NU-SEALS
An enteric-coated aspirin tablet. The majority of sales are for the 75mg version sold in the Republic of Ireland. This product is principally used as an anti clotting agent used to prevent secondary heart attacks and strokes. NU-SEALS was acquired from Lilly in 2002 and since then its sales have grown substantially.

FORCEVAL CAPSULES
FORCEVAL capsules are a vitamin and mineral supplement. The majority of sales come from the UK and China markets. In the UK FORCEVAL is in the main used for nutritional deficits, for example in the presence of restricted diets or organic diseases such as AIDS. The capsules are available over the counter.

The largest single potential market for FORCEVAL however is China. FORCEVAL was acquired by Alliance in 2004 and since then its sales have grown substantially.

IMMUCYST
An immunotherapy based on the BCG bacillus. IMMUCYST is instilled into the bladder of people suffering from superficial bladder cancer or following surgical removal of bladder tumours. The product causes an acute local inflammatory and immune response as a result of which white blood cells infiltrate the bladder and attack the cancerous cells. This product was acquired with Cambridge laboratories in 2010. Since then strong growth has continued.

HYDROMOL
HYDROMOL is the brand name for a range of emollient products. The range includes ointments, creams and bath additives. These products are principally used in the UK to treat common dry skin conditions such as Eczema and Psoriasis; HYDROMOL CREAM (Sodium Pyrrolidone Carboxylate), HYDROMOL INTENSIVE (Urea), HYDROMOL EMOLLIENT (light liquid paraffin & isopropyl myristate), HYDROMOL OINTMENT (yellow soft paraffin & emulsifying wax). Hydromol was acquired from Ferndale in 2006 and since then its sales have tripled.