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Fair enough DRM.i take your point,but hopefully this is something which will be addressed by fum and haleon when they launch in us, as i'm sure they will be anxious and determined to protect their market. let's see what happens.

DRM72,not quit sure how the suggestion that Barder isn't bothered about bogus sites etc, ties in with his statement in the interview that as of the previous evening they had taken down 580 sites.seems to me that suggests they are being very proactive in that respect.also pleased to note his comments that as the product is rolled out in more countries the scope for ,or likelihood of ,unauthorised or bonus sites will diminish.

I have to say Barder looked very chipper indeed in the interview. best I've seen, which of course you would expect.

Yes,for me the more important RNS yesterday was the news about stifel.t he operational update was very welcome (particularly confirmation of the forthcoming 10 countries launches), but the appointment of stifel was,imo,more significant. corporate action on the horizon!

The appointment of Stifel as joint broker is the most significant news imo. potentially a harbinger of future corporate event. of course, the statement about future forthcoming launches is also highly significant and very encouraging.

Very much agree with that,TDH.

Been on at least 3 times so far this morning(could be more as im not actually glued to the screen).clearly they have relaunched the tv advertising as it was absent i think for a period.have also seen it on great movies channel.

Just been on gb news again.it does have a caption saying "available without prescription", which surely makes it pretty clear?

Morning bignose, can't disagree with any of that. dire s/p movement over last few days. no news from DLI (tweets or anything).woeful performance.doubt there is any way back now.

It does indeed 81lucky.i had overlooked this reference and it is hard to interpret it as anything other than indicating physical retail presence in store.however,im still not sure about matters. canadian pharmacy appears to be solely an online site.not completely sure and happy to be corrected if it does have physical outlets. also the website seems to emphasise that it is a site for us residents to buy more cheaply than they can in the us.its quite interesting to read their legal disclaimers and conditions of purchase.also they state that products are sourced from affiliates who get them from authorised sources in various jurisdictions(including UK and europe).so a lot of uncertainty here.but i entirely agree that imperative that the situation is addressed by fum and its licensees asap. the reference to l-arganine is particularly annoying as this is something which is contraindicated for people with e.g. kidney problems. of course,eroxon does not contain it and any reference to it strengthens the case for seeing this as an unauthorised and illicit (and probably illegal) attempt to take advantage of what is hopefully proving to be a very popular product.bearing in mind the nature of eroxon and the market in which it operates, i don't think anyone should be surprised by illicit marketing,which is something that all pharmas have to deal with at some time.whilst i don't necessarily subscribe fully to the maxim that imitation is the highest form of flattery, i do find it interesting that some organisations are prepared to bend the rules etc,to further a commercial opportunity.

apologies for the prolixity.

on a more straightforward note.just seen advert again on GB news. gla

ps,just advertised it again on gb news whilst i was typing. this.twice in about 15 mins.

Good point about pre launch publicity! let us hope so.

Hipsway,going on the wording of Kdonkey's post yesterday, the fum response refers to the sale or promotion within canada.now it way well be that it is not being sold in canada (that was my interpretation of the news announcement and website wording)' but i think it must definitely constitute being "promoted"in canada. accordingly i expect fum to maintain its stance that its promotion is illegal and to take all appropriate action.which i expect they will,presumably aided by haleon,which will no doubt wish to protect its licensing interest. just my opinion of course.

Very much my thinking,81lucky.

Whilst i do have some views on the wider issues mentioned over the last few days,re canada and the us,at this point i just wanted to say i have just seen eroxon's advert on GB news. i also saw it on great movies channel yesterday(no i don't get out much) so pleased to see the advertising campaign still going here in uk.

Afternoon albert.yes good to see some developments.hoping for news on the tokens soon.will probably email HLshortly if i don't hear soon.

With respect dosanddonts,i don't think we can draw any conclusions regarding fum's knowledge of the canada situation one way or the other. if you are suggesting that one of their licensing partners has launched without their knowledge or approval, i would find the suggestion extremely unlikely and hardy conductive to a positive ongoing commercial relationship(not to mention the highly likely prospect of litigation resulting).if it is a totally unauthorised marketing by a non licensee, then again legal redress must surely be in the offing(as well as appropriate injunctions to prevent its continuation).if it is some form of soft launch sanctioned by fum,but not yet announced to the market,then it should be viewed(imo) as a positive.personally i suspect the implications of the apparent marketing in canada are simply not yet properly understood by investors,particularly bearing in mind that fum do not appear to have authorisation to market otc in canada (the fda approval doesn't encompass canada which has its own authorisation requirements).so whilst i do accept that some clarification of the situation from the bod would be desirable,i do not think that it has to be construed as demonstrating incompetence or lack of control on fum's part. where i do agree though is that a T/O is the ultimate aim here,which is imo,the only way L/O can exit and realise its 28.5% position. minimum of 100p imo

Yes,either financed out of distributable reserves of from the issue of fresh equity issued for that purpose.

I think the potential effects of buybacks have to be viewed on a company specific basis,rather than as a generalised observation.i have been in companies where buyback programmes have not gone well and some where they have.personal opinion on thg at this point is that buybacks would not be appropriate. imo there needs to be a significant improvement in both s/p and market sentiment before implementing a scheme,which of course may well happen over time.just my opinion of course and i respect the comments of those of a differing view.

As apparently so also are CPX,MIRI,ARMC andCLON. the very small number of posts daily on FUM makes it abundantly clear there are no"crews"at work here.of course,there will be proponents and opponents of the s/p as with any share,but nothing imo to suggest any concerted campaign one way or the other. have a look at petroinvestors posts for today to put his observations into perspective.

Very interesting PG. good of you tp post. i imagine this sort of thing is potentially cumulative,as more artists etc are added over time.do keep us posted.