Orexigen and Takeda Jointly Announce Orexigen's Acquisition of All Rights to CONTRAVE® in the United States

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RBC Capital Sees Tough Road Ahead Following Orexigen Therapeutics' (OREX) Takeda Partnership Termination; Cuts PT to $0.60

March 16, 2016 9:46 AM EDT

RBC Capital maintained a Sector Perform rating on Orexigen Therapeutics (NASDAQ: OREX), and cut the price target to $0.60 (from $1.00), following the company's announced termination of the Takeda partnership. OREX plans to commercialize Contrave in the US by building its own commercial infrastructure. As... More

JMP Securities Downgrades Orexigen Therapeutics (OREX) to Market Perform

March 16, 2016 6:34 AM EDT

JMP Securities downgraded Orexigen Therapeutics (NASDAQ: OREX) from Market Outperform to Market Perform and removed its price target (prior $2.00).

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Shares of Orexigen Therapeutics closed at $0.64 yesterday.

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Orexigen Therapeutics (OREX) Enters Mysimba Commercialization Agreement with Valeant (VRX)

March 15, 2016 7:03 AM EDT

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX) announced Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. will commercialize Mysimba® (naltrexone HCl / bupropion HCl prolonged release) in Central and Eastern Europe. The distribution agreement between Valeant Holdings Ireland and Orexigen's wholly owned subsidiary, Orexigen Therapeutics Ireland Ltd., includes 12 countries where Mysimba has been approved for marketing in the European Union (EU): Greece, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Latvia, Bulgaria, and Romania. The agreement also extends to several non-EU countries where Valeant will apply for marketing authorization: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro,... More