Thursday, June 28, 2012

Investopedia: Arena Pharmaceuticals - One Huge Step Forward, But Many More Remain

Patient (or long-suffering, depending upon your point of view) Arena Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:ARNA) shareholders got some major validation on June 27, 2012, when the company announced that the FDA had formally approved the company's weight-loss drug, Belviq (aka lorcaserin). With a commercial launch with marketing partner Eisai expected around the end of the year, investor attention now shifts to the questions of whether Belviq will prove popular with doctors and patients, whether it will get adequate reimbursement, and what the total market potential will ultimately be.

Read more here:
http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2012/Arena-Pharmaceuticals--One-Huge-Step-Forward-But-Many-More-Remain-ARNA-VVUS-OREX0628.aspx

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