now, perrigo has been on fire lately. it's acquiring elan in a deal that allows them to save a bundle on its tax bill by allowing them to pay super low irish tax rates rather than the much higher ones we have here. perrigo runs up 41% for the year. we last spoke to the ceo on august 16th. but the deal closes later this week, i think it'll give another boost to the stock. let's check in with the chairman and ceo of perrigo and find out more about where the company's headed. welcome back to "mad money." joe, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> when we saw each other last, the stock was trading down. and it was actually a terrific quarter. market just comes to its senses after a while? is that what happens? >> i think that's exactly what happened, jim. i think people are still seeing the fact we're really being supported by the mega trends, as you said. more and more consumers going from national brand to store brand, more and more products from prescription only status to becoming over the counter. with those, we've bee