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05/19/08 2:55 PM

#2506 RE: DewDiligence #2474

Tyzeka: US Weekly Scripts by Month

April showed a marked gain in NRx share to 6.7%, the
highest ever. Are NVS reps finally pounding the pavement?

NRx=number of new prescriptions; TRx=number
of total prescriptions (new+renewal). For recently
launched drugs, the trend in NRx is an indicator of
what can be expected for TRx with a modest time lag.
NRx% and TRx% are calculated as NRx and TRx
divided by the number of new and total prescriptions,
respectively, for all drugs in the HBV category. (A
prescription is counted as new whenever it is newly
written, even if the patient is already taking the drug.)
 
Date NRx TRx NRx% TRx%
Apr08 170 380 6.7% 4.5%

Mar08 134 377 5.5% 4.4%
Feb08 128 333 5.3% 4.0%
Jan08 114 321 5.1% 4.0%
Dec07 128 339 5.3% 4.1%
Nov07 117 337 5.1% 4.1%
Oct07 123 305 5.3% 3.8%
Sep07 101 276 4.3% 3.5%
Aug07 110 277 4.8% 3.6%
Jul07 112 260 5.0% 3.4%
Jun07 80 196 3.7% 2.7%
May07 86 175 4.0% 2.4%
Apr07 75 145 3.5% 2.0%
Mar07 65 112 3.0% 1.6%