VIVUS, Inc. announced earnings results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019. For the third quarter, the company announced total revenue was USD 17.970 million compared to USD 18.088 million a year ago. Operating loss was USD 1.157 million compared to operating Income of USD 408,000 a year ago. Net loss was USD 11.072 million compared to USD 9.223 million a year ago. Basic loss per share was USD 1.04 compared to USD 0.87 a year ago. For the nine months, total revenue was USD 52.506 million compared to USD 44.948 million a year ago. Operating loss was USD 7.291 million compared to USD 5.236 million a year ago. Net loss was USD 24.956 million compared to USD 32.450 million a year ago. Basic loss per share was USD 2.35 compared to USD 3.06 a year ago.