Oscient Pharmaceuticals (OSCI) Misses Q1 EPS by 12c, Receives FDA Approval for FACTIVE Five-Day Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

May 2, 2007 7:27 AM EDT

Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: OSCI) reports a Q1 loss of $0.88, 12 cents worse than estimates. Revenues were $23.2 million vs. $23.09 million consensus.

Separately, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Oscient Pharmaceuticals' FACTIVE tablets for the five-day treatment of community-acquired pneumonia of mild to moderate severity (CAP). The approved supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) was based on the results of the Company's successful Phase III trial in 510 CAP patients comparing a five-day treatment and the originally approved seven-day treatment with FACTIVE 320 mg once-daily.


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