COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2006--Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) today announced that it will make available a new complimentary resource, “Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects For Dummies,” for cancer chemotherapy patients and their caregivers. The special edition book from the popular “For Dummies” series was written by a medical oncologist, a supportive care physician and nurse and a professional writer, who is a cancer survivor, to help manage the disease and its treatment side effects, such as chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), and is available at www.chemofordummies.com. The availability of the special edition book coincides with the recent announcement by Valeant for the availability of Cesamet (CII) (nabilone) Capsules, a synthetic cannabinoid approved for the treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conventional anti-emetic treatments.
