Vivus, Chinoin Pharmaceutical and Chemical Works Ltd. deal

VVUS entered into an agreement with Chinoin as a second supplier of alprostadil, the substance used in VVUS's treatment for erectile dysfunction, MUSE.

Alprostadil is a synthetic version of prostaglandin E1, a naturally occurring blood vessel dilator. Chinoin is a subsidiary of Sanofi Winthrop. ...