Data on VIVUS, Inc.’ Qnexa to be Presented at International Congress on Obesity

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIVUS,Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) today announced that data on Qnexa®, an investigational drug candidate, will be presented at the 11th International Congress on Obesity (ICO) in Stockholm, Sweden. Kishore Gadde, MD, director of obesity clinical trials at Duke University, will make an oral presentation, “Low-Dose, Controlled-Release Phentermine/Topiramate for Reduction of Weight, Related Risks in Overweight/Obese Adults With 2 Comorbidities,” on Monday, July 12 at 2:45 PM CET.

David Allison, MD, professor and director of the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will make a poster presentation, “Weight Loss at 56 Weeks in Obese Adults With Low-Dose, Controlled-Release Phentermine/Topiramate,” on Wednesday, July 14, at 1:00 PM CET.

Following are details about the upcoming presentations:

About VIVUS

VIVUS is a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative, next-generation therapies to address unmet needs in obesity, sleep apnea, diabetes and sexual health. The company’s lead product in clinical development, Qnexa®, has completed phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of obesity and an NDA has been filed and accepted by the FDA, with an action date of October 28, 2010. Qnexa is also in phase 2 clinical development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea. In the area of sexual health, VIVUS is in phase 3 development with avanafil, a potentially best-in-class PDE5 inhibitor for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. MUSE® (alprostadil), a first generation therapy for the treatment of ED, is already on the market and generating revenue for VIVUS. For more information about the company, please visit www.vivus.com.

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