Viatris Agrees to Acquire Pacira BioSciences, Advancing Its Innovative Medicines Strategy and Becoming a Leader in Non-Opioid Pain TherapiesAdds Two Marketed, Patent-Protected, High-Margin Medicines in the U.S., EXPAREL® and ZILRETTA®, and Expects to Expand the Products' Reach Across Selected Markets Within Its International Infrastructure Expands U.S. Innovative Medicines Commercial, Market Access, Medical Affairs and Global R&D Capabilities Expected to Be Synergistic With Viatris' Fast-Acting Meloxicam Opportunity Deal Anticipated to Close By the End of 2026 and to Be Immediately Accretive to Viatris' Financial Guidance Metrics Transaction Consistent With Viatris' Disciplined and Balanced Capital Allocation Strategy and Preserves Financial Flexibility PITTSBURGH and BRISBANE, Calif. , Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Viatris Inc. (Nasdaq: VTRS), a global healthcare company, and Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCRX), a leader in innovative non-opioid pain therapies, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Viatris has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Pacira for $36.50 per share in cash, representing an aggregate equity value of $1.65 billion.
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