Orexigen Begins Slow Climb Up Slippery Slope Of Obesity Drug Sales
Executive Summary
Orexigen has a tough climb ahead as it sets out without a US partner to boost sales for its obesity drug Contrave with the goal of profitability by 2019, but it appears that doctors, patients and payers are becoming more open to pharmaceutical treatment.
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