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Pfizer tops contacts to managed care executives

Date published: 06/12/2005

Pfizer has been rated the most well connected Pharmaceutical Company in the world, according to research from Cognet-X Inc. Cognet-X said that the firm had accumulated the most executive managed pharmacy contacts during the third quarter, saying that Pfizer's promotion of new nerve pain drug Lyrica had pushed it into the top spot.

Pfizer were followed by Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi-Aventis in the index. The former company was said to have had its contacts increased through marketing its Levaquin antibiotic and its antipsychotic Risperdal.

The latter's controlled release sleep treatment Ambien CR also helped Sanofi-Aventis boost executive contacts. Its antihistamine Allegra and its Ketek antibiotic also helped the French company move up through the index.

GlaxoSmithKline took third place in the index, followed by Merck, Novartis and Wyeth. Abbot Laboratories, AstraZeneca and Schering-Plough were also reported to have increased contacts. Cognet-X compiled the index by consulting managed care pharmacy executives, who assessed the companies by how many contacts they had with each.

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