Vivus Incorporated

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish group Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Victoza has a 43 percent chance of being approved as an obesity treatment in the United States, according to a Reuters poll which found Danish bank analysts had the highest expectations....

* Obesity pill one of three vying for U.S. approval * Shares up 18 pct after FDA staff minimize cancer issues * FDA staff focus on heart safety * FDA panel to review drug on Thursday (Recasts with FDA documents, adds background) By Anna Yukhananov...

* Obesity pill one of three vying for U.S. approval * Shares up 14 pct after FDA staff minimize cancer issues * FDA staff focus on heart safety * FDA expert panel to review drug on Thursday (Adds FDA comment, more details from FDA review, updates...

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Friday approved Vivus Inc.'s avanafil treatment for erectile dysfunction, giving the small company, which has struggled to bring a weight loss drug to market, a potentially lucrative commercial...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administrationapproved Stendra, a new drug to treat erectile dysfunction in men, on Friday. Like Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, Stendra (generic name avanafil) is a pill, and is in a class of drugs called PDE5 inhibitors. These work...

* Drug to be sold under brand name Stendra * Belongs to same class as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra * Awaiting European approval decision * Vivus shares halted (Adds FDA comment, background) WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on...

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* Drug to be sold under brand name Stendra * Belongs to same class as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra * Awaiting European approval * Vivus shares rise 3 percent (Recasts first paragraph, adds share move, doctor, analyst comment, changes dateline) By...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Men with erectile dysfunction may not have to plan for sex as far in advance anymore after Vivus Inc won U.S. approval for avanafil, its faster acting rival to Viagra. Avanafil, which will be sold under the brand name Stendra, is the...

Los hombres con disfunción eréctil quizás no tengan que volver a hacer planes adelantados para tener relaciones sexuales, luego de que Vivus Inc. ganara la aprobación en Estados Unidos de su producto Avanafil, que viene a competir con Viagra, de Pfizer...

April 25 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Apple, Ford Motor, Regions Financial and RadioShack, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Apple : Brokerages lift target price after...