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Anti-Anginal Medication: Ranexa™ Trends in Use

A Survey of One Hundred Two Cardiologists and Primary Care Physicians

July 2007

Study Description

Topic

Anti-anginal therapeutic market and Ranexa™ usage and impressions

Respondent Type

Physicians

Specialty

Cardiology, Primary care

Region

United States only

Methodology

Online survey, self-administered via a Panel Intelligence website

§     Duration: 20 minutes

§     Size: 102 respondents

§     Fielding dates: July 11 to July 17, 2007

Study Objectives

To clarify current usage patterns and potential for the CVTX’s anti-anginal medication Ranexa™ (ranolazine).  A survey of cardiologists and primary care physicians was conducted to: 

§     Quantify current and future applications of Ranexa™ and determine market shares among therapeutics currently used to treat chronic angina pectoris.

§     Understand drivers of physician prescribing practices, especially with regard to facilitators and barriers to use of Ranexa™ (clinical data, treatment guidelines, cost, insurance coverage, others).

§     Determine the potential impact of a large-cap pharmaceutical partner on Ranexa™ prescribing volumes among primary care physicians and cardiologists.

§     Determine awareness and impact on prescription patterns, if any, of the MERLIN-TIMI 36 Randomized Trial on Ranexa™ (data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in April 2007).

Companies Mentioned in This Report

Company

Ticker

Product

CV Therapeutics

CVTX

Ranexa™

Inclusion Criteria and Respondent Demographics

Inclusion Criteria

§       Board-certified or eligible cardiologists and primary care physicians (PCPs) with 2 to 30 years of experience post-residency

§       Minimum of 75% professional time spent in clinical practice

§       Currently manages at least 25 patients with chronic angina pectoris and writes at least 10 prescriptions for anti-anginal medications on average per month

§       Has prescribed Ranexa™ for any use in the last month (cardiologists) or is aware of Ranexa™ as a cardiovascular agent to treat angina (PCPs)

 

 

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