NEW YORK, July 14, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ventrus Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:VTUS), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing gastrointestinal products, today announced the pricing of its underwritten registered offering of 4,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $10.00 per share. Ventrus also has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 675,000 shares to cover over-allotments, if any.