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Vol. 22 No. 5 • May 2003


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Featured this month: A list of the top 400 prescription medicines by worldwide sales.  [click here]


Cholesterol drugs dominate: Lipitor and Zocor maintain their leading positions in the group of 200 best-selling prescription medicines
Brand of the year: Lipitor is setting records for sales and total prescriptions
Will other companies follow GlaxoSmithKline’s lead?: Consumer advocates attack GlaxoSmithKline after the company stopped supplying its prescription drugs to Canada

Bayer at higher risk: The company is vigorously defending itself against thousands of lawsuits following the Baycol withdrawal
Are the states going too far?:  Rebates, preferred-drug lists, and Maine’s questionable forced discount are methods being considered by states in their efforts to reduce drug costs
In a class of its own, for now: Amevive, the first biologic treatment approved for psoriasis, soon will be followed by other biologics with proven safety records
End of an error: Standardized bar coding is intended to reduce mistakes in drug administration, saving lives and increasing compliance
Designed to make an impact: Humira is not expected to overtake category leader Enbrel, but key advantages will lead the drug to significant market share

Marketing Roundup: News about products on the market
Business Roundup: Covering business news
People on the Move: Promotions, comings, and goings
Adwise, Account Moves: Advertising agency news
e-marketing: Interactive media news
Media Beat: News from publishers and other media outlets
News from Rockville: Covering the FDA
Drug Approvals: in the United States and the world

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