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VIVUS (VVUS) Qsymia Prescriptions Fall for Second Week; Promotion Still Ongoing

April 8, 2013 12:21 PM EDT
Prescriptions for VIVUS (Nasdaq: VVUS) Qsymia were light for a second-straight week, pressuring shares Monday.

Data from Symphony Health shows a 1 percent drop in Qsymia prescriptions for the week ended March 29th:
  • Low-dose Qsymia TRx were at 1,540, from 1,557 the prior period;

  • Medium-dose came in at 2,076, from a prior read of 2,200 prescriptions; and

  • High-dose TRx came in at 116, from 90 the previous week.

Bloomberg Industries notes that low-dose is down 14.4 percent from a peak hit on February 8th. VIVUS is currently promoting an introductory Qsymia dose for no-cost, while VIVUS brings in no revenue on the promotion.

Shares of VIVUS are down 1.3 percent.


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