VIVUS, Inc - VIU

VIVUS, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes novel therapeutic products to address unmet medical needs in human health in the United States and the European Union. The company offers Qsymia for the treatment of obesity as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adult patients with an initial body mass index of 30 or greater, or obese patients, or 27 or greater, or overweight patients in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbidity, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus or high cholesterol; and STENDRA, an oral phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. It is also involved in developing Qsymia, which has been completed Phase II studies for the treatment of various diseases, including obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and fatty liver disease, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension, as well as Tacrolimus that has been completed Phase IIa studies for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The company has development, license and clinical trial, and commercial supply agreement with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation for the development and commercialization of avanafil, a PDE5 inhibitor compound for the oral and local treatment of male and female sexual dysfunction. It also has license and commercialization agreements with Berlin Chemie AG to commercialize and promote STENDRA. VIVUS, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.