1. BEGIN 16 to search Gale Group Promt.
2. SELECT the drug name and combine S1 with the event name (EN) for patents. |
?B 16
File 16:Gale Group PROMT(R) 1990-2006/May 16
(c) 2006 The Gale Group
Set Items Description
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?S PAXIL
S1 1561 PAXIL
?S S1 AND PATENTS/EN
1561 S1
41518 PATENTS/EN
S2 44 S1 AND PATENTS/EN
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3. TYPE a few records using the KWIC format to see your keywords in the context of the articles.
Note the listing of drugs either off or coming off patent protection. |
?T S2/6,K/1-2
2/6,K/1
DIALOG(R)File 16:(c) 2006 The Gale Group. All rts. reserv.
12934689 Supplier Number: 142164647 (USE FORMAT 7 FOR FULLTEXT)
Waiting to hit the generic jackpot; As patents expire on big
brand-name drugs, generic versions are likely to bring savings
to consumers and health plans, plus greater profits to
pharmacies.(BUSINESS)
Feb 15, 2006
Word Count: 1027
... already have gone generic:
Brand name Brand price Generic price
Celexa $82.18 $21.55
Paxil $88.52 $53.65
Prilosec $121.11 $53.05
Ritalin SR $54.31 $22.75...
EVENT NAMES: *370 ( Patents & copyrights)
2/6,K/2
DIALOG(R)File 16:(c) 2006 The Gale Group. All rts. reserv.
12643646 Supplier Number: 135648163(USE FORMAT 7 FOR FULLTEXT)
Strategies for extending the life of patents: to maximize
patent term, seek patent protection for new formulations,
new methods of use, and potential combination products.
March, 2005
Word Count: 2003
... Zocor Merck $6.2 2005
Zoloft Pfizer $2.9 2005
Ambien Sanofi $1.5 2006
Paxil GlaxoSmithKline $3.3 2006
Oxycontin Purdue Pharma $1.5 2006
Pravachol Bristol Myers Squibb $1...
EVENT NAMES: *010 (Forecasts, trends, outlooks); 370
( Patents & copyrights); 930 (Government regulation) |
4. TYPE the record in FULL format (T S2/9/1) to see tables and statistics.
Note statistics for price of brand and generic drug, top drugs with manufacturer and sales data going generic. |
BIG SAVINGS
Cost comparison of drugs that already have
gone generic:
Brand name Brand price Generic price
Celexa $82.18 $21.55
Paxil $88.52 $53.65
Prilosec $121.11 $53.05
Ritalin SR $54.31 $22.75
Wellbutrin $136.67 $86.05
Source: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
TOP SELLING DRUGS GOING GENERIC
Drug Manufacturer 2004 sales
Zocor Merck & Co. $5.5 billion
Zoloft Pfizer Inc. $3 billion
Pravachol Bristol-Myers Squibb Corp. $1.9 billion
Ambien Sanofi-Aventos $1.8 billion
Zofran GlaxoSmithKline $1.2 billion
Adderall XR Shire Richwood $730 million
Provigil Cephalon Inc. $420 million
Proscar Merck & Co. $400 million |
