VIVUS Announces Study Showing Obese Patients Treated With QNEXA Demonstrated Significant Improvement in Quality of Life

VIVUS, Inc. VVUS today announced that additional data from the phase 3 QNEXA studies will be presented today during the American Association of Diabetes Educators meeting in Las Vegas, NV. Ronette L. Kolotkin, PhD, a clinical psychologist from Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, Consulting Professor at Duke University Medical Center, and former Director of the Behavioral Program at Duke University's Diet & Fitness Center, will give an oral presentation today entitled, "Quality of Life is Improved With Controlled-Release Phentermine/Topiramate In Overweight and Obese Patients." Dr. Kolotkin, who specializes in the treatment of obesity and the study of quality of life, concluded that patients treated with QNEXA during the 56-week EQUIP and CONQUER trials showed statistically significant improvements in quality of life compared to placebo patients. Improvements in quality of life were measured using two validated surveys: the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite (IWQOL-Lite) and Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36).