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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) today announced that following recent discussions with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials, the company has been asked to remove the Qnexa® contraindication for women of childbearing potential contained in the proposed label. Qnexa would remain contraindicated for women who are pregnant. A contraindication typically indicates that a drug should not be used because the risk of use clearly...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) today announced that the Company will present at the 30th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. The VIVUS presentation will take place at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. PT. A live webcast and 30-day archive of the presentation will be available at http://ir.vivus.com. About VIVUS VIVUS is a biopharmaceutical company developing...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) today announced that the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is scheduled to review the Company's New Drug Application (NDA) for Qnexa for the treatment of obesity on February 22, 2012. VIVUS resubmitted the NDA on October 17, 2011 seeking approval to market Qnexa in the United States. The FDA accepted the NDA for review on...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) today announced topline preliminary results from its retrospective study of medical claims data on oral clefts (OC) associated with topiramate exposure in utero. The study, known as FORTRESS for Fetal Outcome Retrospective TopiRamate ExpoSure Study, identified 1,945 mother-infant dyads exposed to topiramate either alone (monotherapy) or in combination with other antiepileptic agents (polytherapy) in the...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) today announced that results from the SEQUEL study were published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a peer-reviewed journal with broad, multidisciplinary readership. The SEQUEL study evaluated the long-term efficacy and safety of Qnexa in 676 overweight and obese subjects with cardiometabolic disease. In addition to 10% sustained weight loss, the study also found that significantly...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) announced that an oral presentation was given at the International Diabetes Federation's World Diabetes Congress, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates today. The presentation highlighted excess weight loss, improvement of glycemic parameters in diabetic patients with a BMI>35 and effects on diabetes status. This is the first World Diabetes Congress to be organized in the Middle East and North Africa Region...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) today announced that multiple abstracts were presented over the weekend at the 2011 European Society of Sexual Medicine (ESSM) Meeting in Milan, Italy. The ESSM is the largest gathering of medical professionals specializing in sexual dysfunction and treatment in Europe. The specific abstracts that were presented on December 3rd, 2011 include: A moderated poster presentation by...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) today announced that Timothy Morris, chief financial officer, will present an overview of the company at the 2011 Deutsche Bank BioFEST Conference. The VIVUS presentation will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel, Boston, MA on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 10:20 a.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...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) today announced that new analyses from TA-314, a phase 3 long-term safety and efficacy study of the investigational drug avanafil for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED), was presented over the weekend at the 2011 Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) Meeting in Las Vegas, NV. Andrew R. McCullough, MD, Professor of Surgery/Urology at Albany Medical College, presented the analysis of results...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights from Avanafil Development Program Include: Early onset of action observed in placebo-controlled trialsComparative in-vitro selectivity of avanafil, sildenafil, vardenafil and tadalafilSafety and efficacy in post-prostatectomy populationVIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) today announced that multiple abstracts will be presented at the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) on November 12, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. The SMSNA is...
