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The Motley Fool June 3, 2011 Luke Timmerman	Orexigen, Facing High Hurdle at FDA, Puts Obesity Drug Development on Hold The close attention paid to safety makes this drug difficult to get right.
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The Motley Fool June 1, 2011 Brian Orelli	Not All "Regulatory Updates" Are the Good Kind Orexigen gives an update; investors update their holdings.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Side Effect of Developing Obesity Drugs The FDA is fickle when it comes to weight-loss drugs.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2011 Brian Orelli	Obesity-Drug Makers Stop Getting Bullied The drugs are still relative long shots being developed by companies that may have to raise more cash between now and an approval.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2010 Brian Orelli	What Meridia's Demise Means for Arena, VIVUS, and Orexigen Safety first ... and second ... and third...
The Motley Fool July 13, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Triple Delight: 3 Stocks All Up More Than 10% What's good for the obese goose is good for the gander when it comes to new drug treatments for losing weight.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2011 Luke Timmerman	Orexigen Revives Obesity Drug After One More Go-Round With FDA Orexigen has new life.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2010 Brian Orelli	2010 FDA Approvals and a Look Ahead Recent history can help us handicap FDA decisions.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Product Line May Get Thinner Not that it needs the obesity drug.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2010 Brian Orelli	Why the FDA Won't Approve Lorcaserin and Qnexa (Yet) Obesity drugs get their day in front of the agency.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Hopes Fall Short for Arena Pharmaceuticals Arena Pharmaceuticals' obesity drug lorcaserin doesn't look like it's doing enough to be a marketing success -- and the results might not even be enough to get it past the Food and Drug Administration.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2008 Brian Orelli	The Skinny on the Latest Drug Trial VIVUS' obesity treatment data looks good, but will its drug be a marketing success?
The Motley Fool December 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	Up 100% With Room to Fly Orexigen gets a positive FDA panel nod.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2011 Brian Orelli	Obese Expectations Trump Great Data Sorry VIVUS and Orexigen, you're still not going to get your drugs approved quickly.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2010 Brian Orelli	Thanks for Nothing, Fen-Phen Arena gets knocked down despite a relatively clean side-effect profile.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	Why VIVUS Is 57% Thinner In a move that slashed the pharmaceutical's shares, Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended that the agency not approve their obesity drug Qnexa.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2010 Luke Timmerman	Orexigen Nabs $1B Deal With Takeda to Market Obesity Drug, Shares Climb San Diego-based Orexigen Therapeutics has found a partner to help it compete in the growing market for drugs to combat obesity, Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2011 Brian Orelli	Don't Believe the Obesity Hype Meta-analysis data isn't going to help Arena Pharmaceuticals' obesity drug.
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The Motley Fool January 4, 2012 Brian Orelli	This Biotech's Obese To-Do List Is Done Arena resubmits lorcaserin for FDA approval.
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The Motley Fool September 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	Double-Digit Weight Loss, Double-Digit Share Increase Vivus is down, but apparently not out.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Brian Orelli	Fewer Drug Approvals? Buy! Stricter standards at the FDA could create a buying opportunity. Drug approvals are down one third this year, creating a lot of value in pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Just choose your medicines carefully.
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The Motley Fool October 7, 2010 Anders Bylund	Orexigen Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Short interest in Orexigen has been high recently, and the stock is roaring back from a deep summer trough -- this could be a classic short squeeze.
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Chemistry World September 17, 2010 Andrew Turley	Obesity drugs strive for US approval Could 2010 yet be the year of the obesity drug? At first glance the signs are promising. Regulators in the US will soon decide whether to allow three new contenders onto this attractive market.
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The Motley Fool October 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	Arena's Boring News The Food and Drug Administration turned down Arena Pharmaceuticals' obesity drug, lorcaserin. Tell us something we didn't know.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2007 Brian Lawler	Novartis Gets Nicked Novartis pulls one of its top-selling drugs from the market. Investors should come to expect drug delays or similar issues popping up from time to time when doing their analysis of large pharmas.
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The Motley Fool March 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	Really? A 59% Share Price Jump for That? Justified or not, InterMune skyrockets ahead of an FDA panel meeting.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2011 Brian Orelli	A Shrinking Obesity Market VIVUS figures some sales are better than none for its obesity drug Qnexa.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2011 Brian Orelli	Satisfying Clinical Trial Straightens Up Shares VIVUS' erectile dysfunction drug avanafil works.
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The Motley Fool July 16, 2010 Tom Hughes	Lessons Learned About the Outlook for New Obesity Drug Approval The recent FDA advisory committee meeting on Vivus' weight loss pill proved to us, once again, how incredibly difficult it is to successfully develop and register new drugs for obesity.