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To: alexander orlov who wrote (1851)	4/30/1998 2:46:00 PM
From: Jeff lin	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9523

Women Say YES to Viagra abcnews.com

To: alexander orlov who wrote (1851)	4/30/1998 3:10:00 PM
From: alexander orlov	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9523

coming back strong.unchanged for the day. 12 5/8 i hope you all did not give them your shares

To: alexander orlov who wrote (1851)	4/30/1998 3:43:00 PM
From: Anthony Wong	Respond to of 9523

Massachusetts' Largest Insurers to Pay for Viagra, for Now Bloomberg News April 30, 1998, 6:23 a.m. PT Massachusetts' Largest Insurers to Pay for Viagra, for Now Boston, April 30 (Bloomberg) -- Massachusetts' four largest health insurers will pay for treatment using Pfizer Inc.'s impotence pill Viagra while they observe its use, the Boston Globe reported. The decision of Tufts Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Inc. and Fallon Healthcare Systems is in contrast to Aetna Inc.'s US Healthcare and Prudential Insurance Co. of America's HealthCare unit, which say they want more evidence of the treatment's effectiveness before they reimburse. Whether some state insurers pay for the pills, which have a wholesale price of $7, may eventually be decided by a 1987 Massachusetts law that recognizes fertility promotion procedures endorsed by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine or the American College of Obstetricians, the paper said. Viagra sales could reach $1 billion in the drug's first full year on the market even, if health plans put strict conditions on paying for the pills and men have to buy the drug themselves, analysts said this week. --Rachel Layne in Boston (617) 542-6268 through the Princeton

To: alexander orlov who wrote (1851)	4/30/1998 3:48:00 PM
From: Anthony Wong	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9523

Pfizer's Viagra Demand Prompts Tighter Security, Paper Says Bloomberg News April 30, 1998, 9:34 a.m. PT drug Viagra is in such strong demand that some drug store chains are tightening security to prevent thefts, the Chicago Tribune reported. The drug, which has been prescribed more than 145,000 times in its first two weeks of release, could be a prime candidate for theft and illegal resale because of its relatively high price of $10 a pill and the lack of coverage by some insurance carriers. While no widespread theft of the drug has been reported, Walgreen Co. distributed a memo last week urging pharmacists to take security precautions similar to those used in handling expensive drugs for AIDS treatment, the paper said. Viagra sales could reach $1 billion in its first full year on the market, even if health plans put strict conditions on reimbursing pill purchases and men must pay for the drug themselves, analysts said this week. (Chicago Tribune 4/30, www.chicago.tribune.com) --Mark Hosny in the Chicago newsroom (312) 692-3745/sgw