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Biotech / Medical
Vivus, Why the Slide?
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Emcee:  matt walker Type:  Unmoderated
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In early Sept. Vivus announced good phase III trial results from their European studies and their filing for marketing approval in the U.K. Stock hit $42. They received a $10 million payment from A B Astra for the filing. This resulted in a profitable 3rd quarter result. The FDA subsequently sent Vivus a letter stating the FDA will approve Vivus' drug in the U.S. market pending a few final issues. Today, Vivus files in Sweden. The impotence market is potentially very large and Vivus seems poised to do very well. I believe they will be the first to market with a non-injection (unlike Upjohn's Caverject) impotence drug. Pfizer's promising impotence pill (Viagra) is stil in phase III trials, with an end of 97 NDA filing at the earliest, with approval and markeing probably not begining until mid to late-98. (And while Viagra looks promising, efficacy has not been determined from phase III data. Some phase II studies had a very high placebo response rate.) With all this good news, Vivus' stock price has tumbled to $30-32 (it was in the high 29s today). Why the fall? Anyone have any information or ideas.
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3991 Vivus information site.. myweb.servtech.comFrostman-5/24/2000
3990 Thursday January 20, 4:03 am Eastern Time Company Press Release VIVUS AnnouFrostman-1/20/2000
3989RT-4/23/1999
3988 MisterED...........please review the following: #reply-2039019 now for a persMkilloran-8/12/1998
3987 Psssst, lurking bears- the "Vivus bear thread" is over here: SubjectBDR-1/3/1998
3986 Sorry. I have not used it. I guess I just got nosey seeing some "negativdon roberson-1/2/1998
3985 don roberson I'm in agreement with your observations. Have you personal exppendragon-1/2/1998
3984 COMMON: Aching in the penis, testicles and in the perineum (area beyween the pdon roberson-1/1/1998
3983 Joe, MUSE has side effects as all drugs, so your post I am afraid is very misleLeo Francis-11/1/1997
3982 The new easier to use from PFE : Just take the tablet into your body! But...theG & J-10/31/1997
3981 Plus with the new easier to use product from PFE, VVUS is going to be in very bLeo Francis-10/29/1997
3980 Hey I like the company, But when I heard vinik had anything to do with a companAlienTech-10/28/1997
3979 <<If someone actually announces it while a stock is going up its defineteDon Dunlap-10/28/1997
3978 so, vinik got all that press after he bought 8% of VVUS, the stock climbs, he sjim clabaugh-10/10/1997
3977 They have to file with the sec to anything above 5%.. To buy or sell but they cAlienTech-10/10/1997
3976 so there is no requirement to advise the market when they sell and drop below 5jim clabaugh-10/10/1997
3975 That is only if its above 5%.. Most of them make sure its a tad under that leveAlienTech-10/10/1997
3974 at, when vinik - or any investor - holds more than ~5% of the outstanding stk,jim clabaugh-10/10/1997
3973 I think hes still short APM, he sold some of his pos when creaf hit 15 and probAlienTech-10/10/1997
3972 at, what is vinik's position now re: APM, CREAF and VVUS? is he still in jim clabaugh-10/10/1997
3971 Add ADIC as Vinik's visctim. Missed shorting this VVUS but there's alwsergio-10/9/1997
3970 >>I'm new to SI-Interested in following Jeff Vinik's newest/latesAlienTech-10/8/1997
3969 Hi,Lee, You can get more info at Vivus 1997/1998 Q3 results: 0.31 Sales: 3 montG & J-10/8/1997
3968 I'm new to SI-Interested in following Jeff Vinik's newest/latest holdinLeo-10/8/1997
3967 RT- Conference call will be tomorrow-4 PM EST. I don't have the replay numbRichard Singer-10/7/1997
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