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443,943
IMS Company Search

Last Loaded on Web: Thursday, May 01, 2008

Last Update To Bluesheet: September 28, 2006

Bluesheet Contents     PDF version

File Description Print Counterparts Special Features Sample Record Sort Predefined Format Options
Subject Coverage Dialog File Data DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Rank Rates
Sources Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Map
Tips Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Limit Report Options


File Description [top]

IMS Company Search profiles the most significant pharmaceutical companies worldwide, including parent corporations and subsidiaries of multinationals operating within the world's main healthcare markets. The database offers a comprehensive insight into the structure, activities, and operations of these pharmaceutical companies with:

  • descriptions of business activities such as the manufacture of pharmaceutical ethical/generic/biotechnology products, R&D, and packaging
  • full address and contact information for more than 18,000 key personnel
  • employee data, when available
  • details of local distributors and agents
  • and detailed coverage of emerging markets

IMS Company Search has three types of records: company-sales data combined, company details only, and sales profile only. Each company in the database has only one of these record types, with the most complete being "company-sales data combined."

File 443 is the public access database; File 943 is available at reduced rates to subscribers to the IMS Company Search available directly from IMS Health.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 443

to search for information on international pharmaceutical companies and their products.

USE CO= AND SB=

to track subsidiary activity:

     SELECT CO=ROCHE?;T/SB/ALL

USE /NA OR NA=

to search for drug names:

     SELECT GENOTROPIN/NA

USE TC= AND SA=

to track competititors' sales by therapeutic class:

     S TC=A8 AND SA>=10M



Subject Coverage [top]

IMS Company Search gives detailed descriptions of more than 8,800 companies that operate in 100 countries. In addition to directory information, each record identifies a company's local operational profile, corporate ownership links, executives, number of representatives, and when available, a sales profile of leading products and therapeutic classes.



Sources [top]

Information provided in IMS Company Search has been supplied directly from pharmaceutical companies that operate within a country. Sales information, including the top five leading products and therapeutic classes that contribute to local sales, is derived from the IMS Health international numeric database, MIDAS.



Print Counterparts [top]

  • None


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: Current
File Size: More than 8,700 records as of September 2006
Update Frequency: Quarterly


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Directories


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • KWIC and HILIGHT Available
  • REPORT Available
  • MAP Available


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
BRANDNMS Brand Names
CODIR Company Directories
DRUGCO Pharmaceutical Company Directories
IMS IMS Files
IMSSUB IMSworld Subscriber Files
INTLCO International Company Directories
PHARMR Pharmacology + RINGDOC-Files


Contact [top]

IMS Company Search is provided by IMS Health. For questions concerning file content contact:

IMS Health
Customer Services Dept., Global Services
7 Harewood Avenue
London, NW1 6JB
England
Telephone: +44 0207-393-5888
Fax: +44 0207-393-5346
E-Mail: service@imshealth.com


Terms and Conditions [top]

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online. The following terms and conditions also apply.

These databases are copyrighted by IMSworld Publications, Ltd., All rights reserved. No part of these databases may be copied or duplicated in hard copy or machine-readable form without prior written permission of IMSworld Publications.

If data is to be distributed under Dialog's Redistribution policy, distribution is restricted to within the geographic boundaries of the country where the data was first downloaded. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES may data which has been downloaded, distributed, or copied under this provision be sold or resold to a third party outside the user's company organization.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 443:IMS Company Search 
    c) 2002 IMS Health & Affiliates. All rts. reserv. 
     
    00999956 
  /CO,CO=  ABBOTT 
    Abbott Laboratories (Hellas) SA 
    512 Vouliagmenis Ave 
  CY=,ZP=  Alimos, Athens,  GR-174 56 
  CN=  GREECE 
    Telephone: +30 1 9985 555 
    Fax:       +30 1 9958 360 
  SO=  SOURCE:               IMSWorld Publications, Ltd 
  PD=,PY=  LATEST RECORD DATE:   November 06, 2001 
  DT=  DOCUMENT TYPE:        Company-Sales Data Combined 
  LA=  LANGUAGE:             English 
     
  /DE  COMPANY AND PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: 
    manufacture, import, export, distribution, promotion, sales and detailing , 
    distribution, promotion,pharmaceuticals, branded pharmaceuticals, 
    prescription pharmaceuticals, non-prescription pharmaceuticals, hospital 
    products, diagnostic products, dietetic and nutritional products, medical 
    equipment 
     
    OWNERSHIP: Group Ownership:   Abbott USA 
               Ultimate Ownership:Abbott USA (95.0%); Abbott International USA 
                                  (5.0%) 
     
  EM=  EMPLOYEES TOTAL: 
        152 (1999) 84 reps (1999) 
     
  SB=  SUBSIDIARIES: 
          Famar  Greece (3.0 
     
    COMPANY DIVISIONS: 
         Pharmaceutical; Hospital 
     
  /NM,NM=  MANAGEMENT: 
         Chairman- John Doitsas 
         Commercial Operations- Nikos Galanopoulos 
         Manufacture- Lilly Geyllau 
  YR=  YEAR ESTABLISHED:  1946 
    CLIENT COMPANIES:  Company handles products for Japan Medical Supply, 
                       Japan. 
  SA=  SALES (US$MILLIONS):  26-28 
     
    PERCENT RANGE OF SALES BY TOP 5 PRODUCTS(%): 90-95% 
    PERCENT RANGE OF SALES FR. TOP THERAPEUTIC AREAS(%): 95-100% 
    PERCENT RANGE OF SALES FR. TOP DOSAGE FORM(%): 95-100% 
     
    DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS: 
    Company sales are within the top 95% of sales through retail pharmacies in 
    Greece. 
  /NA,NA=,/TN,TN=  TOP 5 COMPANY PRODUCTS: 
         KLARICID J1F macrolide 
         LOFTYL C4A cerebral/peripheral vasodilator 
         DARONDA L2A cytostatic hormone 
         HYTRIN G4B urological agent other 
         SIMILAC ADVANCE V6C infant formula 
     
  /TC,TC=  TOP THERAPEUTIC CLASSES-PERCENT OF COMPANY SALES: 
         J1 antibiotics systemic 58.8% 
         C4 cerebral/peripheral vasodilators 21.5% 
         L2 cytostatic hormones 6.8% 
         V6 dietetics 5.7% 
         G4 urological agents 4.7% 
     
  DO=  TOP DOSAGE FORMS-PERCENT OF COMPANY SALES: 
          B   coated tablets  49.2% 
          G   liquids  20.3% 
          A   tablets  16.7% 
          P   vials  7.5% 
          Y   other forms  5.7 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S CARDIAC(W)THERAPIES
/CO CO Company Name1 Word S ABBOTT(W)LABORATORIES/CO
/DE DE Description Word S BRANDED(W)PHARMACEUTICALS/DE
/NA NA Drug Name1 Word
& Phrase		 S KLARICID/NA
S CYTOSTATIC HORMONE/NA
/NM NM Management Name1 Word S JOHN(W)DOITSAS/NM
/NT NT Company Notes Word S PUERTO(W)RICO/NT
/TC TC Therapeutic Class Code and Name1,5 Word
& Phrase		 S ANTIBIOTICS(W)SYSTEMIC/TC
S ANTIBIOTICS SYSTEMIC/TC
/TN TN Brand Name1 Word S UROLOGICAL(W)AGENT/TN

1 Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

2 Numeric entries are indexed as complete numbers, rounded down to search a range of values, e.g.,S SA>=10M to retrieve all records with sales of 10 million dollars or higher.

3 All records are in English.

4 Available for U.S. company records only.

5 Only text is searchable.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None A1 Company Postal Address
None A2 Company Street Address
None AN DIALOG Accession Number
None CL Client Companies
CN= CN Country Name Phrase S CN=GREECE
CO= CO Company Name1 Phrase S CO=ABBOTT LABORATORIES?
None CP Percent Sales From Therapeutic Areas
CY= CY City Phrase S CY=ALIMOS, ATHENS
None DI Distribution Channel (Outlet)
DO= DO Percent of Company Sales of Top Dosage Forms5 Phrase S DO=COATED TABLETS
DT= DT Document Type Phrase S DT=COMPANY-SALES DATA COMBINED
None DV Company Division
None EL E-Mail Address
EM= EM Number of Employees2 Numeric S EM>=50
None FP Percent Range of Sales From Top Dosage Form Phrase
None FX Fax and Telex Numbers
None HP Home Page Address
LA= LA Language3 Phrase S LA=ENGLISH
NA= NA Drug Name1 Phrase S NA=SIMILAC ADVANCE
NM= NM Management Name1 Phrase S NM=LILLY GEYLLAU
None NO Number of Products
None OW Ownership
PD= PD Publication Date Phrase S PD=20011106
None PP Percent of Sales From Top Products
PY= PY Publication Year Phrase S PY=2001
SA= SA Sales2 Numeric S SA>=10M
SB= SB Subsidiaries Phrase S SB=FAMAR GREECE?
SO= SO Source Information Phrase S SO=IMSWORLD PUBLICATIONS, LTD.
ST= ST State4 Phrase S ST=MN
TC= TC Therapeutic Class Code and Name1,5 Phrase S TC=J1
S TC=CYTOSTATIC HORMONE?
None TE Telephone Number
TN= TN Brand Name1 Phrase S TN=DARONDA
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999
YR= YR Year Started Phrase S YR=1946
ZP= ZP Postal Code Phrase S ZP=GR-174 56


LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/YYYY Publication Year S S2/2001


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
CN, CO, CY, SA, ST, ZP SORT S1/ALL/CO
PRINT S2/5/1-24


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. RANK CO
RANK TN S4


MAP [top]

MAP FIELDS EXAMPLES
NA, TN MAP NA TEMP S2
MAP TN TEMP S1


REPORT OPTIONS [top]

Output can be displayed in table format. REPORT codes with field lengths in parentheses are listed in the Search Options tables. Default table width is 72 characters; use SET H 132 to set maximum table width. REPORT S2/CO,SA,ZP/ALL


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output. TYPE S3/CO,DE/1-5


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Company Name, Address, Document Type, Publication Date, Description, and Company Notes
3 Medium Company Name, Address, Document Type, Publication Date, Description, and Company Notes
4 -- Telemarketing Contact and Address
5 Long Full Record except Management and Products
6 -- Company Name and Publication Date
7 -- Full Record
8 Short Company Name, Address, Document Type, Publication Date, Description, and Company Notes
9 Full Full Record
10 -- National Address (excludes country)
20 -- International Address (includes country)
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
If the accession number of a specific record is known, it can be used to display the record directly. TYPE 00100005/5
DISPLAY 0074483/CO,DE
PRINT 50301964/9


Rates [top]

Rates For File: IMS Company Search[443]
Cost per DialUnit:                $17.31
Cost per minute:                   $3.04
Report Elements                    $1.05
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $4.92    $4.92
     3    $4.92    $4.92
     4    $3.55    $3.55
     5    $6.39    $6.39
     6    $0.28    $0.28
     7   $10.82   $10.82
     8    $4.92    $4.92
     9   $10.82   $10.82
    10    $1.31    $1.31
    20    $1.31    $1.31
KWIC95    $1.04       NA
KWIC96    $1.04       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:
      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

Rates For File: IMS Company Search - subscribers[943]
Cost per DialUnit:                $15.86
Cost per minute:                   $2.70
Report Elements                    $0.80
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $1.62    $1.62
     3    $1.62    $1.62
     4    $0.97    $0.97
     5    $2.32    $2.32
     6    $0.11    $0.11
     7    $4.27    $4.27
     8    $1.62    $1.62
     9    $4.27    $4.27
    10    $1.24    $1.24
    20    $1.24    $1.24
KWIC95    $0.40       NA
KWIC96    $0.40       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:
      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00
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