SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SciClone) is a specialty pharmaceutical company. The Company has a product portfolio of therapies for oncology, infectious diseases, cardiovascular, urological, respiratory and central nervous system disorders. The Company�s main product is ZADAXIN (thymalfasin), which is approved in over 30 countries, which is used for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), as a vaccine adjuvant, and certain cancers. In China, thymalfasin is also included in the treatment guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health for liver cancer. SciClone�s marketed portfolio also includes Depakine, the prescribed broad-spectrum anti-convulsant in China; Tritace, an ACE inhibitor for the treatment of hypertension; Stilnox, a hypnotic for the short-term treatment of insomnia (marketed as Ambien in the United States), and Aggrastat, an intervention cardiology product. On April 18, 2011, the Company acquired NovaMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.