Outsource low-margin, capital-intensive operations We focus our investment of time and energy on maximizing the commercial potential of our products. Operations such as manu- facturing are outsourced. Resources are not tied up in bricks and mortar but rather invested in activities directed toward increasing product sales. Sell products through a specialty sales force Salix has a direct sales force to promote its products to the fastest- adopting, highest-prescribing physicians in the U.S. responsible for treating gastrointestinal disease. We believe that our specialty sales force - and the high level of service we are able to provide - allows us to capitalize on the opportunity to build a franchise with the gastroenterology community. We also believe that our specialty sales force allows us to attain the higher profit margins and benefits of direct control over distribution tha ...