This post is meant to highlight some of the key data that is expected by year’s end 2011. We have highlighted some of those catalysts which should have a significant impact on price. We have some forthcoming coverage on ONXX, CELG, and ACHN. Data expected at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematologists, […]
FDA Setbacks Make Vivus a Buying Opportunity
Vivus (NASDAQ:VVUS), a specialty pharmaceutical company, has faced some setbacks with its drug candidate, Qnexa, an investigational treatment for obesity, obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes. In October 2010, Vivus received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA, outlining a path to approval, which left investors who expected approval dissappointed. In January 2011, the company met […]
Vivus Investors Flee to Arena Pharmaceuticals
Jason Chew Vivus shares tanked after an expert panel voted 10 to 6 against approving its obesity drug, Qnexa. The panel was particularly worried that Vivus only had one year data for its drug- not long enough in its opinion to gather long term safey data in light of Qnexa’s CNS and Cardiovascular side effects. Qnexa […]
Vivus Has a Hit in Qnexa
Obesity has a high prevalence in the US and is now frequently cited as being a national health issue. It is on the rise in almost every industrialized and some industrializing nations. There are currently no blockbuster weight loss drugs due to lack of efficacy, though many have failed due to unwanted side effects. Some […]
Weight loss, as easy as taking a Qnexa pill
Vivus Pharmaceuticals shocked the health-care industry earlier this year when it announced positive phase III results for it’s new obesity miracle drug. The drug, dubbed Qnexa, is a combination of two, already approved therapies, phentermine and topiramate. Qnexa, combines phentermine, the stimulant that boost the metabolism, with topiramate, an anti-convulsant that also interferes with binge-eating […]
