Pharmacopeia (PCOP) Surges On Positive DARA Phase 2a Trial Data

May 16, 2008 8:45 AM EDT

Shares of Pharmacopeia (Nasdaq: PCOP) are 33% higher in pre-open trading today after the company announced that PS433540, its first-in-class Dual Acting Receptor Antagonist (DARA), showed statistically significant blood pressure reductions in a Phase 2a study in patients with mild to moderate hypertension.

The Phase 2a study met its primary endpoint by showing a statistically significant reduction in mean 24-hour systolic ambulatory blood pressure over placebo. The study also showed statistically significant improvements over placebo in mean 24-hour diastolic ambulatory blood pressure as well as seated blood pressure.

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