MAP PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Mar 04, 2011
MAP PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (MAPP, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.

Map Pharmaceuticals Inc. has a market cap of $483.2 million; its shares were traded at around $16.04 with and P/S ratio of 8.9. Hedge Fund Gurus that owns MAPP: George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC.

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Migraine is a major public health problem that affects up to approximately 12% of the population in the United States and approximately 15% in Europe. According to the National Headache Foundation, approximately 30 million people in the United States suffer from migraine. Migraine is more common in women, with about 18% of women affected and 6% of men. Migraine prevalence is highest during the peak productive ages of 25 to 55, which results in high costs to employers and managed care organizations.

A total of 792 patients were included in the primary data analysis as specified in the protocol of the FREEDOM-301 study. The patient population studied had more severe migraine pain than anticipated, with 46% reporting severe pain and 54% reporting moderate pain prior to administration of the study drug.

Index to Financial Statements LEVADEX was well tolerated, with the most common adverse event reported being medication aftertaste at 6%, with 2% of patients receiving placebo also reporting medication aftertaste. The next most common adverse event was nausea at 5%, compared with 2% for placebo. Symptoms or sensitivities typically associated with commonly used triptan migraine treatments, such as chest discomfort (1%) or chest pain (0%), were rare and comparable to placebo. There were no mean decreases in lung function, as measured by spirometry, between the active and placebo groups. There were no drug-related serious adverse events reported in the trial. These data were presented in September 2009 in a late-breaking session of the 14th Congress of the International Headache Society.

Migraine is a major public health problem that affects up to approximately 12% of the population in the United States and approximately 15% in Europe. According to the National Headache Foundation, approximately 30 million people in the United States suffer from migraine. Migraine is more common in women, with about 18% of women affected and 6% of men. Migraine prevalence is highest during the peak productive ages of 25 to 55, which results in high costs to employers and managed care organizations.

Most migraine patients are first diagnosed, treated and managed by primary care physicians and internists. Referral to a neurologist or headache specialist usually occurs when the patient suffers more frequent, severe and disabling migraines. There are approximately 10,000 neurologists in the United States and they are responsible for nearly 20% of the triptan prescriptions written. About half of the neurologists account for over 90% of the triptan prescriptions written by this specialty, making a specialized sales force strategy executable.

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