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

To: Mkilloran who wrote (17932)	1/19/1999 5:41:00 PM
From: VLAD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

According to Pfizer statements today, "200,000 U.S. physicians have written more than 7 million prescriptions for 3 million patients." So according to this statement, the number of "new" patients has not been increasing (it was 3 million months ago). Assuming the analysts lowest estimate of 10 million ED men in the US and assuming that of these 3 million patients at least 500,000 are not really ED patients but men looking for a boost, it means that even with all the media/press, no more than about 25% of men with ED are getting treated. Pfizer won't advertise Viagra outright on television since they would be required to mention all the associated coronaries and deaths. Instead they have chosen to stick with that same mom and apple pie add on how wonderful they make everyone's life. Leland had better have that partner signed and ready to launch by February first. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO DOMESTIC MARKETING ARM NOW SINCE JANUARY 1!!!!