) are higher on the session by 0.39%, trading at $38.45. Overall call volume is now running at 3.62x the daily average, with 52% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,886 contracts have traded on the session so far. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation is a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing primarily on helping patients attain a healthy and youthful appearance and self-image through the development and marketing in the United States of products for the treatment of dermatological and aesthetic conditions.