Drug Makers Stocks on Investors' Radar -- Depomed, United Therapeutics, DURECT, and Orexigen Therapeutics

NEW YORK, January 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

In today's pre-market research, Stock-Callers.com takes a closer look at some Drug Manufacturers equities to see how they have fared at the close. Lined up for review today are: Depomed Inc. (NASDAQ: DEPO), United Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ: UTHR), DURECT Corp. (NASDAQ: DRRX), and Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OREX). These companies are part of the Healthcare sector which was moderately lower late Monday, January 30^th, 2017, with the NYSE Health Care Index dropping about 0.5%, while shares of health care companies in the S&P 500 were down almost 0.6% as a group. Learn more about these stocks by downloading their comprehensive and free reports at:

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Depomed  

Shares in Newark, California headquartered Depomed Inc. saw a drop of 1.22%, ending Monday's trading session at $17.74. The stock recorded a trading volume of 644,118 shares. The Company's shares are trading 7.09% below their 50-day moving average. Moreover, shares of Depomed, which engages in the development, sale, and licensing of products for pain and other central nervous system conditions in the US, has a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 40.92. DEPO complete research report is just a click away and free at:

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United Therapeutics  

Silver Spring, Maryland headquartered United Therapeutics Corp.'s stock declined 1.70%, closing the day at $159.67 with a total trading volume of 520,989 shares. The Company's shares have advanced 11.68% in the last one month, 37.24% in the previous three months, and 11.32% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading 12.96% above its 50-day moving average and 29.94% above its 200-day moving average. Additionally, shares of United Therapeutics, which develops and commercializes products to address the unmet medical needs of patients with chronic and life-threatening diseases worldwide, have an RSI of 66.31.

On January 19^th, 2017, research firm Standpoint Research downgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Buy' to 'Hold'. The complimentary report on UTHR can be downloaded at:

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DURECT  

On Monday, shares in Cupertino, California headquartered DURECT Corp. recorded a trading volume of 1.32 million shares, which was higher than their three months average volume of 544,970 shares. The stock ended the day 9.32% lower at $1.07. The Company's shares are trading below their 50-day moving average by 17.44%. Furthermore, shares of DURECT, which researches and develops therapies based on its epigenomic regulator program and proprietary drug delivery platforms, has an RSI of 29.55.

On January 30^th, 2017, DURECT provided an update on the DUR-928 development program. The Company's first patient trial utilizing DUR-928 was an open-label, single-ascending-dose safety and pharmacokinetic (PK) Phase-1b trial in liver function impaired (NASH) patients and matched control subjects. This study was conducted in Australia in successive cohorts evaluating single-dose levels of orally administered DUR-928. DURECT stated that an abstract for this study has been accepted and data from the study will be presented at the International Liver Congress™ 2017 organized by the European Association for the Study of the Liver in Amsterdam, April 19^th-23^rd, 2017. Sign up for your complimentary research report on DRRX at:

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Orexigen Therapeutics  

La Jolla, California headquartered Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.'s stock dropped 1.20%, finishing yesterday's session at $3.30 with a total trading volume of 261,794 shares. The Company's shares have advanced 92.98% in the last one month, 10.74% in the previous three months, and 89.66% since the start of this year. The stock is trading above its 50-day moving average by 34.73%. Additionally, shares of Orexigen Therapeutics, which focuses on the development of pharmaceutical products, have an RSI of 59.19.

On January 25^th, 2017, Orexigen Therapeutics announced that Laboratorios Farmacéuticos Rovi, S.A. has launched Mysimba in Spain. Mysimba is approved by the European Medicines Agency for the management of weight in adult patients (≥18 years) with an initial Body Mass Index (BMI) of ≥ 30 kg/m2, or ≥ 27 kg/m2 to < 30 kg/m2 in the presence of one or more weight-related co-morbidities. ROVI will market Mysimba as part of their diversified pharmaceutical portfolio under the terms of Orexigen Therapeutics' distributorship agreement signed in August 2016. Following a successful partnering process in 2016, Orexigen currently has commercialization arrangements with five different partners covering 38 countries. Get free access to your research report on OREX at:

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