VIVUS, Inc.

VIVUS, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products to treat obesity, post-menopausal, and sexual health in women and men in the United States. Its investigational product pipeline includes Qnexa, which has completed a Phase II clinical trial for treating obesity; Testosterone MDTS that has completed Phase II study to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder; Avanafil, which has completed Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of erectile dysfunction; and ALISTA that has completed Phase IIb study for the treatment of female sexual arousal disorder. The company also markets MUSE for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.