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AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVANIR) is a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic products for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. The Company focuses on products for the central nervous system. It also has a number of partnered programs in other therapeutic areas. Its docosanol 10% cream, sold in the United States and Canada as Abreva by its marketing partner GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, is the only over-the-counter treatment for cold sores that has been approved by the United Sates Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In October 2010, FDA approved NUEDEXTA, is a combination of dextromethorphan/quinidine, for the treatment of pseudobulbar affect (PBA).