SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TTNP) today reported that the company expects to receive a royalty payment of approximately $409,000 on fourth quarter 2010 net sales of Fanapt (iloperidone) of approximately $5.1 million. Prescriptions for Fanapt continued a steady growth trend during the fourth quarter according to analyst reports which showed that the fourth quarter 2010 average weekly prescriptions increased to 1,876 from the third quarter 2010 average weekly prescriptions of 1,449.

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