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Biotech / Medical : PFE (Pfizer) How high will it go? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: BigKNY3 who wrote (7118)3/1/1999 11:16:00 PM
From: BigKNY3  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 9523
 
Blockbuster Scoreboard

A comparison of the new Rx specification for Celebrex, Lipitor and Viagra new Rxs during their initial weeks on the market:

Celebrex Lipitor Viagra
Week 1 39 132 546
Week 2 9,490 2,071 36,263
Week 3 46,125 5,362 113,134
Week 4 91,466 8,169 207,868
Week 5 121,467 13,063 269,842
Week 6 154,640 20,904 278,715

Total thru
Week 6 423,225 49,701 906,368

%Chg
Week 6/
Week 5 +27% +60% +3%

BigKNY3



To: BigKNY3 who wrote (7118)3/8/1999 9:14:00 PM
From: BigKNY3  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 9523
 
PFE Weekly Rxs: 2/26/99

As reported by Merrill Lynch for the week ending 2/26/99:

Viagra Rxs

New Rxs: 66,730 (+2.3%)...New Rxs have increased in 8 of last 9 weeks
Refill Rxs: 100,669 (+1.8%)....5th highest refill total ever recorded
Total Rxs: 167,399 (+2.0%)...3rd highest level in 1999

Celebrex Rxs

New Rxs: 207,574 (+34.2%) ... Week to week growth moved up from 27.3% recorded in the prior week.
Refill Rxs: 20,428
Total Rxs: 228,002

Statin Market Shares

Lipitor: 43.8%
Zocor: 25.9%
Pravachol: 16.2%

Antidepressant Market Shares

Prozac: 27.0%
Zoloft: 24.4%
Paxil: 23.0%

Have PFun!

BigKNY