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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-Q/A

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended    September 30, 1996
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OR
[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                  to
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Commission File Number:  0-23490
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                                   VIVUS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           DELAWARE                                 94-3136179
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(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                identification Number)

     545 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, SUITE 200       MENLO PARK, CA 94025
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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)        (Zip Code)

             (415) 325-5511
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 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code

                N/A
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  [X] Yes   [ ] No

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

At October 22, 1996, 16,189,507 shares of common stock were outstanding.

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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         A former consultant to the Company has claimed that he is the inventor
of certain technology disclosed in two of the Company's patents. The former
consultant further claims that the Company defrauded him by allegedly failing to
inform him that it intended to use and patent this technology and by failing to
compensate him for the technology in the manner allegedly promised. On May 28,
1996, the Company filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against the former
consultant in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
California, which seeks a declaration from the court that the former consultant
is not an inventor of any of the technology disclosed in the patent. On July 17,
1996, the former consultant filed a lawsuit which seeks to have two of the
Company's patents declared invalid on the grounds that they fail to list him as
an inventor. On September 16, 1996, the Court dismissed the consultant's
lawsuit, and ordered the consultant to refile his claims or counterclaims to the
action initiated by the Company on May 28, 1996. The consultant filed his
counterclaim on September 26, 1996. In a separate matter, on April 10, 1996, the
licensors in an agreement by which the Company acquired a patent license filed a
lawsuit in a Texas State court that alleges that they were defrauded in
connection with the renegotiation of the license agreement between the Company
and the licensors. On May 8, 1996, the action was removed to the United States
District Court for the Western District of Texas. In addition to monetary
damages, the licensors seek to return to the terms of the original license
agreement. The Company has conducted a review of the circumstances surrounding
these two matters and believes that the allegations are without merit. Although
the Company believes that it should prevail, the uncertainties inherent in
litigation prevent the Company from giving any assurances about the outcome of
such litigation.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

       None.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)Exhibits (in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

****** 3.1     Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant

****** 3.2     Bylaws of the Registrant

     * 4.1     Specimen Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant

     * 4.2     Registration Rights as amended

    ** 4.3     Form of Agreement Not to Sell by and between the


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               Registrant and certain shareholders and option holders

     * 4.4     Form of Preferred Stock Purchase Warrant issued by the Registrant
               to Invemed Associates, Inc., Frazier Investment Securities, L.P.,
               and Cristina H. Kepner

     # 4.5     Amended and Restated Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as
               of June 18, 1996 by and between Vivus, Inc. and First Interstate
               Bank of California, including the Certificate of Determination,
               the form of Rights Certificate and the Summary of Rights attached
               thereto as Exhibits A, B, and C, respectively.

    *+10.1     Assignment Agreement by and between Alza Corporation and the
               Registrant dated December 31, 1993
               
    *+10.2     Memorandum of Understanding by and between Ortho Pharmaceutical
               Corporation and the Registrant dated February 25, 1992
               
     *10.3     Assignment Agreement by and between Ortho Pharmaceutical
               Corporation and the Registrant dated June 9, 1992
               
    *+10.4     License Agreement by and between Gene A. Voss, M.D., Allen C.
               Eichler, M.D., and the Registrant dated December 28, 1992
               
    *+10.5A    License Agreement by and between Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation
               and Kjell Holmquist AB dated June 23, 1989
               
    *+10.5B    Amendment by and between Kjell Holmquist AB and the Registrant
               dated July 3, 1992
               
     *10.5C    Amendment by and between Kjell Holmquist AB and the Registrant
               dated April 22, 1992
               
    *+10.5D    Stock Purchase Agreement by and between Kjell Holmquist AB and
               the Registrant dated April 22, 1992
               
    *+10.6A    License Agreement by and between Amsu, Ltd., and Ortho
               Pharmaceutical Corporation dated June 23, 1989
               
    *+10.6B    Amendment by and between Amsu, Ltd., and the Registrant dated
               July 3, 1992
               
     *10.6C    Amendment by and between Amsu, Ltd., and the Registrant dated
               April 22, 1992
               
    *+10.6D    Stock Purchase Agreement by and between Amsu, Ltd., and the
               Registrant dated July 10, 1992
               
     *10.7     Supply Agreement by and between Paco Pharmaceutical Services,
               Inc., and the Registrant dated November 10, 1993
              
    *+10.8     Agreement by and among Pharmatech, Inc., Spolana Chemical Works
               AS, and the Registrant dated June 23, 1993

     *10.9     Master Services Agreement by and between the Registrant and
               Teknekron Pharmaceutical Systems dated August 9, 1993

     *10.10    Lease by and between McCandless-Triad and the Registrant dated
               November 23, 1992, as amended


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   ***10.11    Form of Indemnification Agreements by and among the Registrant
               and the Directors and Officers of the Registrant

    **10.12    1991 Incentive Stock Plan and Form of Agreement, as amended

     *10.13    1994 Director Option Plan and Form of Agreement

     *10.14    Form of 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Form of
               Subscription Agreement

     *10.15    Stock Restriction Agreement between the Company and Virgil A.
               Place, M.D. dated November 7, 1991

     *10.16    Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company and Leland F. Wilson
               dated June 26, 1991, as amended

     *10.17    Letter Agreement between the Registrant and Leland F. Wilson
               dated June 14, 1991 concerning severance pay

     *10.18    Letter Agreement between the Registrant and Paul Doherty dated
               January 26, 1994 concerning severance pay

    **10.19    Guaranteed Maximum Price Contract by and between the Registrant
               and Marshall Contractors, Inc. dated January 27, 1995

    **10.20    Sub-lease by and among the Registrant, Argonaut Technologies,
               Inc., ESCAgenetics Corp. and Tanklage Construction Co. dated
               March 13, 1995

 ****+10.21    Distribution Services Agreement between the Registrant and
               Synergy Logistics, Inc. (a wholly- owned subsidiary of Cardinal
               Health, Inc.) dated February 9, 1996

 ****+10.22    Manufacturing Agreement between the Registrant and CHINOIN
               Pharmaceutical and Chemical Works Co., Ltd. dated December 20,
               1995

******10.23    Distribution and Services Agreement between the Registrant and
               Alternate Site Distributors, Inc. dated July 17, 1996

*****+10.24    Distribution Agreement made as of May 29, 1996 between the
               Registrant and Astra AB

     x10.25    Menlo McCandless Office Lease made as of August 30, 1996 by and
               between Registrant and McCandless - Triad

     x10.26    Sublease Agreement made as of August 22, 1996 by and between
               Registrant and Plant Research Technologies

     x11.1     Computation of net loss per share

     x27.1     Financial Data Schedule

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*     Incorporated by reference to the same-numbered exhibit filed with the
      Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 33-75698.

**    Incorporated by reference to the same-numbered exhibit filed with the
      Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 33-90390.



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***     Incorporated by reference to the same-numbered exhibit filed with the
        Registrant's Form 8-B filed with the Commission on June 24, 1996

****    Incorporated by reference to the same-numbered exhibit filed with the
        Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for the quarter ended
        March 31, 1996.

*****   Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit filed with the
        Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on
        June 21, 1996.

#       Incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.1 filed with the Registrants
        Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June 24, 1996.

******  Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit filed with the
        Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 
        June 30, 1996.

x       Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit filed with the
        Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
        September 30, 1996.

+       Confidential treatment granted.




(b) Reports on Form 8-K

       None.




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                                   SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                                                  VIVUS, Inc.




Date: November 19, 1996                      /s/ DAVID C. YNTEMA
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                                                 David C. Yntema
                                                 Chief Financial Officer



                                             /s/ LELAND F. WILSON
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                                                 Leland F. Wilson
                                                 President and Chief
                                                 Executive Officer




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