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Biotech / Medical : VVUS: VIVUS INC. (NASDAQ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JPN who wrote (6704)	4/9/1998 8:10:00 AM
From: DR. BOND	Respond to of 23519

VVUS reports .07 cts loss vs Street estimate of .09 cts loss. VVUS received approval of MUSE in S. Korea which resulted in a 1 million dollar milestone payment. S. Korea??????????????? Dr. Bond

To: JPN who wrote (6704)	4/9/1998 8:19:00 AM
From: VLAD	Respond to of 23519

Earnings, Earnings -.07 cents CFO discussing expenses (many) 1)Advertising 2)Higher tax bracket (couldn't write off '96 loses) 3)Still paid money from earlier lawsuit 4)Higher expenses due to much larger sales force Approval now for product in Brazil, Argentenia, Switzerland, Korea and can ship once FDA plant. Still listening to Wilson. More later.

To: JPN who wrote (6704)	4/9/1998 8:52:00 AM
From: JPN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

Sorry, the article was in Wednesday's Straits Times, there were 60 patients, 30 given Viagra, 30 given a placebo. "About half in the trial had an erection." "From this we can conclude that Viagra works in at least half the men who took them, but until the final results are released by the end of the year, we cannot be sure exactly how many." So, 50% success rate not that great, IMHO.

To: JPN who wrote (6704)	4/9/1998 3:21:00 PM
From: LoLoLoLita	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

>>>I had a question, I am not a frequent visitor here, but I do hold VVUS long, the article mentioned how Viagra does not "cause" an erection, so if you take it, no big deal. Does anyone know how long it is good for?<<< JPN, you got three replies but nobody answered yr question. In order to induce erections, users of Viagra are required to obtain sexual stimulation. Without such arousal, no erection. MUSE and Caverject, in contrast, will allow even the most strait-laced, up-tight people to fornicate with sheep or dead chickens if that's what they have available. David