CV Therapeutics Reports 2008 First Quarter Financi...( PALO ALTO Calif. April 25 /- CV T...)

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CV Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVTX) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2008, the Company reported a net loss of $31.9 million, or $0.53 per share. This compares to a net loss of $34.1 million, or $0.57 per share, for the prior quarter ended December 31, 2007 and $55.1 million, or $0.93 per share, for the same quarter in 2007.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2008, the Company recorded total revenues of $22.8 million which consisted of $22.0 million of net product sales of Ranexa(R) (ranolazine extended-release tablets) and $0.8 million of collaborative research revenue. The $22.0 million of net product sales of Ranexa in the quarter ended March 31, 2008 represents an increase of five percent compared to the $20.9 million of net product sales of Ranexa(R) recorded in the prior quarter ended December 31, 2007 and an increase of 83 percent compared to the $12.0 million of net product sales in the same quarter of the prior year. The first quarter 2008 collaborative research revenue includes revenue primarily related to the reimbursement of certain regadenoson development costs from our collaborative partner.

Costs and expenses were $53.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. This compares to total costs and expenses of $55.8 million for the prior quarter ended December 31, 2007 and $71.2 million for the same quarter in 2007. The decrease of total costs and expenses in the quarter ended March 31, 2008 compared to the prior quarter ended December 31, 2007 was primarily due to lower research and development costs associated with various development projects, lower Ranexa marketing and sales
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