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To: Nick who wrote (1822)	4/30/1998 1:21:00 AM
From: Jim Lamb	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9523

Nick and all. This insurance controversy is great.Mr. P.T. Barnum should have put this together. The story was on CBS. NBC, ABC etc.. So many people want it that the insurance companies are in a dilemma about how to deal with it. Spreading the word for free!!

To: Nick who wrote (1822)	4/30/1998 8:29:00 AM
From: Z Analyzer	Respond to of 9523

<<Over 113,000 prescriptions were written in the week of April 17, Viagra's second week on the market, according to auditing firm IMS America.>> This kind of language may be the source of confusion. Initially, the number of prescriptions written will be close to the number filled , however the total no of pills may dispesed in four fillings as with my friend. I belive the prescription data should reflect this four times. Logically, the data we see is for each filling not for each prescription entered into the computer. Is a number like six pills per filling and three additional refills typical? Any authorities who can clarify exactly what is meant by the reported numbers of prescriptions?