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To: Zebra 365 who wrote (2332)	11/10/1997 3:22:00 PM
From: Andrew H	Respond to of 23519

Here is some info from First Call. Estimates for the 97 fiscal year are 1.19, 1.82 for 1998. At a price of 22, that works out to a pe of 18.3 for 1997 and 12.1 for 1998. Seems cheap to me for a company expected to grow earnings at about 60% over the next year. FIRST CALL EARNINGS ESTIMATES VVUS Vivus Inc. 11/04/97 Industry: AdvTechMedDev SIC: 3841 Latest Price: $26.38 1997 P/E: 22.2 Analyst Recommendation: 1.6 QTR QTR FY FY Dec 97 Mar 98 Dec 97 Dec 98 --- --- -- -- CURRENT MEAN EPS 0.33 0.32 1.19 1.82 Number of Brokers 4 3 4 5 Median 0.33 0.34 1.19 1.65 Standard Deviation 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.40 Current High 0.34 0.36 1.20 2.51 Current Low 0.32 0.25 1.18 1.42 Year Ago EPS -0.29A 0.27A -0.56A 1.19 Current vs. Year Ago Change 214% 19% 313% 53% Report Date wk/Jan 30 wk/Apr 8 wk/Jan 30 - EARNINGS ESTIMATE REVISION MOMENTUM Up Revisions last 7 days 0 0 1 0 Up Revisions last 30 days 2 3 2 1 Down Revisions last 7 days 0 0 0 0 Down Revisions last 30 days 1 0 1 2 EARNINGS ESTIMATES CONSENSUS TRENDS Current Mean 0.33 0.32 1.19 1.82 7-days ago Mean 0.33 0.32 1.18 1.82 30-days ago Mean 0.32 0.29 1.16 1.63 60-days ago Mean 0.29 0.23 1.13 1.68 90-days ago Mean 0.29 0.23 1.13 1.68 COMPARATIVE ESTIMATES AND TRENDS Industry - AdvTechMedD 15.14 17.08 59.70 73.86 Current vs. Year Ago Change 8% 19% 14% 24% Sector - TECHNOLOGY 10.81 9.69 36.50 45.57 Current vs. Year Ago Change 14% 16% 21% 25% WSJ/DJ US Index 11.51 11.05 43.05 49.10 Current vs. Year Ago Change 12% 11% 12% 14% Ratios Relative To: Company Industry Sector WSJ/DJ P/E on 1997 Cal Yr Mean 22.2 33.32 25.73 20.70 PEG on 1997 Cal Yr Mean 0.43 1.83 1.46 1.69 RECOMMENDATION AND GROWTH RATES RECOMMENDATIONS LONG TERM GROWTH RATES Current Mean 1.6 Next 5 yrs - Median 52% Number of Brokers 5 Number of Brokers 2 Industry Recommendation: 1.8 Industry Growth Rate: 18% 7-days ago Mean 1.6 Next 5 yrs - High 75% 30-days ago Mean 1.3 Next 5 yrs - Low 30% 60-days ago Mean 1.3 Last 5 Years NM 90-days ago Mean 1.3 Diff. from Industry +0.2 Rel. to Industry 2.8 Diff. from Sector +0.4 Rel. to Sector 3.0 Diff. from WSJ/DJ US +0.6 Rel. to WSJ/DJ US 4.3 Transmitted: 11/04/97 08:47 (E_VVUS)

To: Zebra 365 who wrote (2332)	11/10/1997 5:31:00 PM
From: Andrew H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

>>As far as duration of action, in the published study from England, the average time of erection for the 50mg dose (proposed) for Viagra was 11 minutes, compared to about an hour for MUSE<< Gentlemen of the thread, I ask you, which would you choose, 1 hour or 11 minutes. Women of the thread, what would your choice be? Might I suggest that the extra discomfort of drug introjection might well be compensated for by extra time gained? (:>) One hour is not bad at any age!!

To: Zebra 365 who wrote (2332)	11/11/1997 12:35:00 AM
From: Tunica Albuginea	Respond to of 23519

Zebra,I am back on the thread for a while.Re" priapism " or sustained erection. Very rare compliacation of injectables and even rared with Muse. Patients are warned about it and tod to contact theirMD if erection lasts longetr than their usual.. The treatment is simple and involves a visit to the Urolgist's office or ER were Epinephrine 1:1000 is injected at the base of the penis, producing immediate arterial VASOCONSTRICTION, decreased entry of bloood in the penis and subsewquent detumescence of the corpora. TA