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To: Anthony Wong who wrote (1501)	3/9/1999 2:33:00 PM
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Searle's weekly Celebrex prescriptions 270,000 Tuesday March 9, 10:34 am Eastern Time CHICAGO, March 9 (Reuters) - Weekly prescriptions of arthritis drug Celebrex were 270,000 for its seventh week ending Friday, March 5, according to NDC Health Information Services, which tracks such numbers. Celebrex is co-marketed by Monsanto Co.'s (NYSE:MTC - news) G.D. Searle Unit and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE - news). It is the first in a class of Cox-2 inhibitors designed to treat arthritis without causing gastrointestinal side effects. About 881,000 Celebrex prescriptions to date have been filled, NDC said, putting it on track to beat impotence drug Viagra as the most successful drug launch ever. The early sales of Celebrex are being closely watched on Wall Street and are very important for Searle as other companies develop their own new arthritis medications. biz.yahoo.com