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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 28, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) today announced that phase 3 data on avanafil, a next generation oral phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor therapy being investigated for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED), will be presented next Tuesday at the American Urological Association (AUA) 2010 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. Irwin Goldstein, M.D., clinical professor of surgery at the University of California, San Diego,...
Research by a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)Â professor shows an association between hearing loss and the use of the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra.Findings published May 18 in Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery indicate a potential for long-term hearing loss following use of Viagra, and possibly following use of other phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE-5i) drugs such as Cialis and Levitra, although results on those drugs are inconclusive."It appears...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) today announced that Timothy Morris, chief financial officer, will present an overview of the company at the Deutsche Bank 35th Annual Healthcare Conference. The VIVUS presentation will take place at the InterContinental Boston in Boston, Massachusetts on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 9:20 a.m. ET. A live webcast and 30-day archive of the presentation will be available at http://ir.vivus.com. About VIVUS...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) today announced that Timothy Morris, chief financial officer, will present an overview of the company at BioCentury's 17th Annual Future Leaders in the Biotech Industry Conference. The VIVUS presentation will take place at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York, NY on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. ET. A live webcast and 30-day archive of the presentation will be available at http://ir.vivus.com....
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) today announced that it has terminated the Development and Commercialization Agreement with FemPharm Pty Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Acrux Limited) for Luramist(TM), a metered dose transdermal application of testosterone for women. The Agreement with FemPharm was originally signed in 2004 along with the agreement to develop Evamist, a metered dose transdermal estradiol spray for menopause. The...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) today announced that Timothy Morris, chief financial officer, will present an overview of the company at the Barclays Capital 2010 Global Healthcare Conference. The VIVUS presentation will take place at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Miami, FL on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 3:15 p.m. ET. A live webcast and 30-day archive of the presentation will be available at http://ir.vivus.com. About VIVUS VIVUS is a...
CRANBURY, N.J., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Palatin Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PTN) today announced the completion of first cohort dosing in a placebo-controlled, multiple dose study of bremelanotide, its experimental treatment for sexual dysfunction. The primary endpoint in this double-blind safety study is evaluation of blood pressure effects of subcutaneous bremelanotide in men between 45 and 65 years old. The study will also evaluate consistency of plasma exposure of...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) today announced that Dr. Charles Bowden, senior director, clinical development, will present an overview of the company at the 12th Annual BIO CEO and Investor Conference. The VIVUS presentation will take place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. ET. A live webcast and 30-day archive of the presentation will be available at http://ir.vivus.com or...
Biotech firm Vivus revealed a new medication for erectile dysfunction on Monday that may be hitting pharmacy shelves in the near future. The new drug, called avanafil, is said to be effective in just 15 minutes, far faster than big market rivals Cialis and Viagra, according to AFP. Leland Wilson, CEO for Vivus, shined the spotlight on optimistic results for the class three investigational drug to treat male impotency. "The magnitude of success in the first 15 minutes was surprising," he said....
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) today announced new data from an analysis of the recently completed phase 3 study (REVIVE TA-301) of avanafil, an investigational drug candidate for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). Patients who attempted intercourse within 15 minutes of dosing were successful 67%, 69% and 72% of the time on 50, 100 and 200 mg of avanafil, respectively, as compared to 29% of the patients on placebo (p<0.05)....
