Q: What drugs does it cover?
A: Drugs with current or forecast peak Rx sales below $100 million are excluded from the database. SDdb focuses on drugs that are strategically or tactically important from a financial perspective. As of April 2003 the number of qualifying drugs totals 577, of which nearly a third are not yet on the market.
Q: What companies are covered?
A: Any company that is involved in the marketing of an SDdb drug will have a report included in the database.
Q: How often is SDdb updated?
A: SDdb is updated on a weekly basis.
Analysts usually report each quartet so consensus sales figures for forthcoming years can be updated on a quarterly basis.
Q: What are franchises?
A: Franchises are recognised market groups of products. In SDdb these will be designated either by therapeutic area or mechanism of action.
Q: How were the franchises chosen?
A: Franchises were selected for the SDdb based on therapeutic areas deemed by the Editors to be of most strategic relevance in the pharmaceutical market today, to accommodate the fluid nature of competing products and to provide the broadest coverage of drug therapies within the context of the SDdb.
Q: What are EphMRA terms and codes?
A: European Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Association (EphMRA) provides a continually updated list of standard drug action and therapeutic indication terms together with related codes to allow the commercial classification and indexing of pharmaceutical products. The EphMRA coding system is widely accepted within the pharmaceutical community.
You can search for drugs using EphMRA terms and codes using the Quick Search box at the top or bottom right of each screen.
Q: How do I look at a specific drug?
A: Enter the drug name in the Quick Search box at the top or bottom right of each screen, select Drugs from the drop down list and click on the Start Search Arrow.
Alternatively you can browse through the full list of SDdb drugs by clicking on Drugs at the top or bottom of the screen. Scroll down the list and click on the name of the drug you are interested in.
Q: How do I look at a specific company?
A: Enter the company name in the Quick Search box at the top or bottom right of each screen, select Company from the drop down list and click on the Start Search Arrow.
Alternatively you can browse through the full list of SDdb companies by clicking on Companies at the top or bottom of the screen. Scroll down the list and click on the name of the company you are interested in.
Q: How do I look at a franchise?
A: Enter the franchise in the Quick Search box at the top or bottom right of each screen, select Franchise from the drop down list and click on the Start Search Arrow. Alternatively you can browse through the full list of SDdb franchises by clicking on Franchises at the top or bottom of the screen. Scroll down the list and click on the franchise you are interested in.
Q: What does Editor's Choice mean?
A: The Editor's Choice of companies, drugs and franchises are displayed on the home page. These are chosen by our team of SDdb editors as the 10 most strategically interesting companies, drugs and franchises. These are updated on a weekly basis
Q: What are the sales figures measured in?
A: The sales figures are listed in millions of US dollars.
Q: How are the sales figures calculated?
A: Sales figures from previous years are taken from companies published financial results. Sales figures for future years are calculated from a consensus of analyst predictions.
Q: How can I sort the list?
A: To sort by sales figure click on Sales at the top of the column. You can resort back by Drug, Company or Franchise by clicking on the appropriate column.
Q: How can I export the spreadsheet to Excel?
A: You can export the full Drugs, Companies and Franchises spreadsheets into Excel by clicking on the Export to Excel button.
Q: How can I read the latest News reports?
A: You can read the Latest News stories by clicking on the report titles in the Latest News section of a drug report. These are news stories relating to the Franchise which the drug is part of, not just those specifically referring to the drug itself.
Q: How can I find further detail from the Drug Overview?
A: For those SDdb drugs already on the market you can find more information on the Dosing Information, Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Applications by clicking on the DRUGDEX Drug Evaluation button at the top right of the Drug Overview. The content of this evaluation is provided from the DRUGDEX® System from MICROMEDEX.
For those pre-launch SDdb drugs you can read the Investigational Drug Evaluation provided by IDdb3 ¿ the world¿s leading provider of drug discovery information.
Q: How can I find further detail on the Therapeutic Uses?
A: To read a detailed report, click on any of the therapeutic categories contained in the Therapeutic Uses table.
Q: How can I look at more detail of the Marketed Formulations?
A: You can read the content of the label for each of the marketed formulations by clicking on the product name in the Marketed formulations/trade names table.
Q: How can I look at the datasheet?
A: You can look at the content of the datasheet by clicking on the Datasheet link or the direct URL from the company's website where this is displayed.
Q: How can I look at the Orange Book entry for the drug?
A: You can look at the formatted Orange Book entry, or entries, for the drug by clicking on the Orange Book link.
The Orange Book is produced by the FDA and is a record of all approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations.
Q: Why are the Market Share charts different sizes for different years?
A: The size of the charts in the Market Share section corresponds to the total value of the Franchise in that year.
Q: Can I look at a table of the underlying data behind the Sales and Market Share charts?
A: Yes. By clicking on the Show Data button at the top right of the Sales and Market Share section you can see a report of the sales data for the drug and franchise. This includes the number of analysts used to calculate the consensus SDdb sales figure.
You can export these figures to Excel by clicking on the Export to Excel button at the top right of the report.
Q: How can I compare a drug with one or more of its competitors?
A: By clicking on the Select Drugs button under Competitive analysis at the top right of the drug report you can compare a drug directly with one or more of its competitors. Use the check boxes to select your chosen competitors from the franchise and click the Analyse button. SDdb will then present you with a report comparing the past sales and consensus forecast sales of your competing drugs.
Q: How can I view an updated financial analysis of the company
A: By clicking on the Go button, next to View financial analysis in the Corporate Summary section, you can see detailed company financial analysis provided by Worldscope from Thomson Scientific.
Q: Can I drill down to view the SDdb analysis of one of the company's drugs?
A: Yes. By clicking on any of the corresponding bars or segments of the Strategic Drugs Sales charts, or the product name in the Strategic Drug Profiles table, you can display the SDdb drug report.
Q: What does the size and positioning of the bubbles in the Company Exposure by Franchise charts signify?
A: The relative size of the bubble corresponds to the total sales revenue of the franchise.
The position on the X-axis shows the company's proportion of that franchise's total sales.
The position on the Y-axis shows the percentage of the company's sales coming from that franchise.
Q: What happens when I hover over or click on a bubble in the Company Exposure by Franchise charts?
A: By hovering over a bubble with the mouse you can view the precise co-ordinates and sales figure for a franchise.
By clicking on the bubble you will display the full SDdb report for that franchise.
Q: Some of the bubbles on the chart are very small. Can I zoom in to make these more visible?
A: Yes. Position the mouse over the area of the chart you are interested in, click the right mouse button and select Zoom In.
To zoom back out and display the original chart, right click and select Show All.
Q: How can I look at a table of the data behind the Strategic Drug Sales and Company Exposure by Franchise charts?
A: Click on the Show Data button at the top right of the Strategic Drug Sales charts to display a report of the sales data for the company¿s SDdb drugs. This includes the number of analysts used to calculate the consensus SDdb sales figure. You can export these figures to Excel by clicking on the Export to Excel button at the top right of the report.
Click on the Show Data button at the top right of the Company Exposure charts to display a report of the data used to plot these charts. This includes the sales figures for each of the companies SDdb drugs, as well as a precise breakdown of the X-axis and Y-axis data used to create the chart. You can export these figures to Excel by clicking on the Export to Excel button at the top right of the report.
Q: Can I re-sort the Strategic Drug Profiles table?
A: You can sort the table alphabetically by Company or Product by clicking on the appropriate heading at the top of the table. Clicking on Highest Development Status/First Launch will sort the table by launch date then development status.
Q: Can I compare the company with others in its peer group?
A: Yes. By clicking on the Select Companies button under Competitive Analysis you can compare a company with up to 10 others. Scroll down the list and click on the company you are interested in, then click the arrow to select that company for analysis. To produce the comparative report click on Analyse.
This report compares the companies total sales, contains a table of their combined strategic drug profiles and also a chart analysing the companies relative growth performance.
Q: How can I drill down to look at the analysis of individual drugs in the franchise?
A: By clicking on any of the corresponding bars or segments of the Strategic Drugs Sales or Corporate Exposure to the Franchise charts, or the product name in the Strategic Drug Profiles table, you can display the SDdb drug report.
Q: How can I look at a table of the data behind the Strategic Drug Sales and Corporate Exposure to the Franchise chart?
A: Click on the Show Data button at the top right of the Strategic Drug Sales charts to display a report of the sales data for the franchise. This includes the number of analysts used to calculate the consensus SDdb sales figure. You can export these figures to Excel by clicking on the Export to Excel button at the top right of the report.
Click on the Show Data button at the top right of the Corporate Exposure charts to display a report of the data used to plot these charts. This includes the sales figures for each of the franchise¿s drugs, as well as a precise breakdown of the X-axis and Y-axis data used to create the chart. You can export these figures to Excel by clicking on the Export to Excel button at the top right of the report.
Q: Can I re-sort the Strategic Drug Profiles table?
A: You can sort the table alphabetically by Franchise or Product by clicking on the appropriate heading at the top of the table. Clicking on Highest Development Status/First Launch will sort the table by launch date then development status.
Q: How can I compare the franchise with other market sectors?
A: By clicking on the Select Franchises button under Competitive Analysis you can compare a franchise with up to 10 others. Scroll down the list and click on the franchise you are interested in, then click the arrow to select that franchise for analysis. To produce the comparative report click on Analyse.
This report compares the franchises total sales, contains a table of their combined strategic drug profiles and also a chart analysing the franchises relative growth performance.
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