Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Biotech / Medical : QDEL - Quidel more quick diagnosis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ubrx who wrote (1611)	9/13/1999 8:30:00 PM
From: steve dietrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1693

I think there's still quite a few of us still following this thread, but we don't post too much, unless something happens to get us excited. Hasn't been a whole lot happening as of late.

To: ubrx who wrote (1611)	9/13/1999 10:43:00 PM
From: Robert Busse	Respond to of 1693

Steve D. is correct- unlike many other threads, we tend to post messages only when there is something to post about- I think we will have something to post about as soon as the FDA acts on Qdel's flu test- I look for some news on this application before the end of September- if approved, I am hopeful Q gets a CLIA waiver on the flu tests as quickly as they just did on their improved HP test (about 2 weeks after FDA approval) Then, hopefully, we will see a sustained favorable reaction in the stock price.

To: ubrx who wrote (1611)	9/16/1999 3:15:00 AM
From: Mike Relyea	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1693

Jim, Welcome to the Quidel tread. Have you notice an increase in the number of prescriptions written for the treatment of H. pylori? Seems the CDC is finally doing something to get the word out. According to the article, Ulcer Awareness Week: Bacteria Cause Most Ulcers 08/14/99, the CDC and the American Pharmaceutical Association launched the first annual National Ulcer Awareness Week from August 9 to 16, 1999. pharmacology.about.com Did you see anything related this campaign? Last May, Quidel said it joined Merck-Medco in a peptic ulcer disease pilot program. Under the agreement patients would be tested for H. pylori at some retail pharmacies. quidel.com Did you notice any testing being done? Also, in January 1997 Quidel and Procter & Gamble agreed to co-promotion of Quidel's H. pylori test and P&G's Helidac. Do you notice any sales of Helidac? - Trend? Thanks. Mike