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

To: VLAD who wrote (8700)	5/29/1998 7:34:00 PM
From: Zebra 365	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23519

<<<Honestly folks I don't understand why the price of Vivus stock remains so low. Looking at other biotech companies, I know of many one drug companies who don't even have an approved product and are losing as much as over $2.00/share 12 months trailing and yet the share price is significantly higher than that of Vivus.>>> VLAD, in case you didn't notice, and much of the market didn't, ZONA and SGP got approval to market Vasomax (under the name Z-Max) in Mexico. Many see this as insignificant. But I practice in Dallas and have many patients who drive to Mexico for a years' supply of cheap prescription drugs, and many others (hopefully not my patients) who go to get Valium or Rohypnol (the "date-rape" drug, another benzodiazapine not sold in the US). So I will soon be seeing patients taking Z-Max, and I don't even have a package insert. With NAFTA there is almost no barrier to the flow of prescription drugs from Mexico to the US, and there are many big pharmacerias just across the border that cater to the "Nortamericanos" trade. I bet they even package the drug for sale in Mexico with bilingual or even all English instructions. So there were two "new" competitors identified today, I would have been surprised if VVUS didn't drop. But these will all fight for the oral market. Be patient and accumulate under 10. Zebra

To: VLAD who wrote (8700)	5/29/1998 10:53:00 PM
From: jack w garnes jr.	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 23519

VALD, I love ya !!! I respect what you have to say... Lets hope that things get better. But I do respect what you have to say. I have been on this down bound train to hell before...its not fun... But to tell you the truth I believe the pill is going to win this game...Even Dr. Ed feels that the pill works. We are talking about about some masive numbers on the short side. The way it looks right now they are winning. Maybe things will change...take care my friend..JG