Vivus
Vivus (NASDAQ: VVUS) is a small pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mountain View, California, working in obesity, sleep, and sexual health. Vivus is developing an erectile dysfunction drug, Avanafil, that has completed Phase 3 clinical trials.[1] The drug has been approved for use by the FDA, and will be sold under the trademark name Stendra.[2] Stendra is the first and only oral ED treatment approved to be taken approximately 15 minutes before sexual activity.[3]
A documentary movie "Orgasm Inc." was made at Vivus in 2009 to document the process of creating a treatment for Female sexual arousal disorder (FSD).
Vivus also developed an obesity drug, Qnexa (now called Qsymia), a combination of phentermine and topiramate, two existing weight-loss drugs.[4] On July 17, 2012, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Qsymia (phentermine and topiramate extended-release), made by Vivus, as an addition to a reduced-calorie diet and exercise for chronic weight management. The drug was approved for use in adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater (obese) or adults with a BMI of 27 or greater (overweight) who have at least one weight-related condition such as high blood pressure (hypertension), type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol (dyslipidemia).[5][6]
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- ↑ Phase 3 Data on VIVUS' Avanafil for Erectile Dysfunction to be Featured at the AUA 2010 Annual Meeting, "[1]"
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- ↑ http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/147893/vivus-and-auxilium-announce-stendra-label-expansion
- ↑ Controlled-Release Phentermine/Topiramate in Severely Obese Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial (EQUIP), "[2]"
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