Thursday, October 21, 2010

Trick or Treat for Biodel?

Biotech CEOs should be forgiven if they feel like the FDA has turned almost every day into Halloween. Companies ranging from Jazz Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:JAZZ) to Alexza Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:ALXA) to the obesity triumvirate of Vivus (Nasdaq:VVUS), Arena (Nasdaq:ARNA), and Orexigen (Nasdaq:OREX) have all seen the scarier side of the FDA drug approval process lately. The FDA has handed out rejections to the first two, panels have recommended against the next two, and Orexigen has been batted around by investors who wonder if the FDA (or its panel) will take out their knees next. 

All in all, it is easy to understand why shareholders of biotech Biodel (Nasdaq:BIOD) would be nervous these days. Although the company's Linjeta insulin could be a blockbuster for the company, problems with a pivotal study and an October 30 FDA PDUFA date have investors wondering if they are going to be left waiting in vain for the Great Pumpkin on Halloween. 


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