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446,976
IMS New Product Focus

Last Loaded on Web: Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Last Update To Bluesheet: October 19, 2009

Bluesheet Contents     PDF version

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


File Description [top]

IMS New Product Focus offers comprehensive worldwide tracking of historical pharmaceutical product launches internationally since 1982, recording the very first launch of a product in a particular country and identifying the indication and price (when available) at the time of the initial launch.

File 446 is publicly available; File 976 is available only to pharmaceutical industry customers, and includes additional fields with price data for each drug.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 446

to search for pharmaceutical products launched worldwide

USE /NA OR NA=

to search for specific drug names.

     SELECT NA=SULINDAC

USE LC= AND TN=

to track new product launches by country

     SELECT LC=AUSTRALIA AND TN=AQUACEL

USE TC=

to review launch activity by therapeutic areas

     SELECT TC=M1A?

USE /BIOTECH LIMIT

to get records with biotechnology method of production

     SELECT UD=?/BIOTECH



Subject Coverage [top]

IMS New Product Focus covers 50 major world markets. Each record provides the following information for each product:

  • composition (including form and dose)
  • ingredient and local trade name
  • therapeutic class code and indications (when available)
  • manufacturing company
  • launch country and date, and subsequent launches
  • presentation (pack information)
  • launch price data (where available)

Price information in File 976 includes hospital and retail price, if available. Biotechnology products are also identified, as well as first world launches of new chemical entities. Since the information is derived from a number of sources, including a number of non-English speaking countries, certain indications may be provided in the local language.



Sources [top]

The file is collated from information gathered by the IMS Health worldwide network of offices. This database provides the equivalent of the electronic publication New Product Launch Letter, which is produced monthly by IMS Health. Product Monographs provide full details of subsequent pack launches and product line extensions. Therapeutic Class codes used in the database are adapted from the EPHMRA (European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association) Classification System. Therapeutic Class codes and descriptions, as well as Form codes and descriptions, can be obtained from IMS Publications at no cost.



Print Counterparts [top]

  • None


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: 1982 to the present
File Size: 316,000 records, New Product Launches;
550,000 records Product Monographs as of October 2009 (File 446)
316,000 records, New Product Launches;
550,000 records Product Monographs as of July 2006 (File 976)
Update Frequency: Monthly


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Newsletters


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • KWIC and HILIGHT Available
  • DIALOG Alert Available
  • MAP Available


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
BRANDNMS Brand Names
DRUGDIR Drug Directories
IMS IMS Files
IMSSUB IMSworld Subscriber Files
PHARMIND Pharmaceutical Industry News
PHARMR Pharmacology + RINGDOC-Files


Contact [top]

IMS New Product Focus is provided by IMS Health. For questions concerning file content or form access to File 976, 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]

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

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Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

SAMPLE PRODUCT MONOGRAPHS RECORD

     
    DIALOG(R)File 446:IMS New Product Focus 
    (c) 2009 IMS Health & Affiliates. All rts. reserv. 
     
    02450858 
  /NA,NA=   Drug Name:  HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 
  /TN,TN=,/NA,NA=  Brand Name: ZOLTAB-H 
  JN=,PD=  PRODUCT MONOGRAPHS - 0712 
  /CO,CO=,/LO,LO=  COMPANY INFORMATION: 
      Company Name:             INTAS 
  /CO,CO=,IP=    Parent Company:           INTAS 
     
    DRUG INFORMATION: 
  LD=    Launch Date:              200710 
  LC=    Launch Country:           INDIA 
  /NA,NA=    Composition:              HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 
     
    PACK INFORMATION: 
  /NA,NA=    Drug Name:                HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 
  PL=      Pack Launch Date:       200710 
  NI=      Number of Ingredients:  2 
  /DO      Formulation:            FILM C.TABS 12.5MG/20 10 
  /DO,DO=      Dose Form Code:         ABC 
  TC=      Therapeutic Class Code: C09D0 
     

SAMPLE NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH LETTER RECORD

     
    DIALOG(R)File 446:IMS New Product Focus 
    (c) 2009 IMS Health & Affiliates. All rts. reserv. 
     
    00385014 
  /TN,TN=,/NA,NA=  Brand Name: PRONTODERM MRSA KIT 
  JN=,PD=  New Product Launch Letter - 20090928 
     
  /CO,CO=,/LO,LO=  COMPANY INFORMATION: 
      Company Name:             B.Braun Melsungen 
  /CO,CO=,IP=    Parent Company:           BRAUN-MELSUNGEN 
     
    DRUG INFORMATION: 
  PY=,LD=    Launch Date:              May 2009; 20090500 
  LC=    Launch Country:           Germany 
  /NA,NA=    Composition:              liquid topical kit component: polihexanide; 
                                betaine. gel/sol topical a (kit component): 
                                polihexanide. gel/sol topical b (kit 
                                component): polihexanide. foam topical (kit 
                                component): polihexanide. 
  NI=    Number of Ingredients:    2 
  TC=    Therapeutic Class Code:   D8A (Antiseptics and Disinfectants) 
      Package/Price:            liquid topical kit component 500 ml 4: Eur 
                                60.54 (MSP) gel/sol topical a (kit component) 
                                30 ml 1: Eur 60.54 (MSP) gel/sol topical b (kit 
                                component) 200 ml 1: Eur 60.54 (MSP) foam 
                                topical (kit component) 200 ml 1: Eur 60.54 
                                (MSP) 
  /DO,DO=    Dose Form:                liquid topical, gel/sol topical, foam topical 
  /TX    Indications on Pack:      Wound care;skin disinfection. 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX
DISPLAY
CODE
FIELD NAME
INDEXING
SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S ANTISEPTICS(1W)DISINFECTANTS
/CO CO Company Name and Parent Company1 Word S INTAS/CO
/DN DN Drug Name1 Word
& Phrase
S AMOXICILLIN(W)TRIHYDRATE/DN
S AMOXICILLIN TRIHYDRATE/DN
/DO DO Dose Form, Dose Form Codes, Formulation, and Package Price1,2 Word S TABS/DO
S FILM(W)C(W)TABS/DO
/EX EX Excipient Drug Data1 Word S LACTOSE(W)AVICEL/EX
/LO LO Originator Company Name1 Word S B(W)BRAUN(W)MELSUNGEN/LO
/NA NA Drug Name, Composition, and Brand Name1 Word
& Phrase
S POLIHEXANIDE/NA
S METOCLOPRAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE/NA
/TN TN Brand Name1 Phrase S PRONTODERM MRSA?/TN
/TX TX Indications3,4 Word S WOUND(W)CARE/TX

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

2 Available only for Product Monographs records.

3 May be given in language of launch country.

4 Available only for New Product Launch Letter records.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX
DISPLAY
CODE
FIELD NAME
INDEXING
SELECT EXAMPLES
AV= AV Price Availability2,5 Phrase S AV=H
S AV=R
None AZ DIALOG Accession Number
CO= CO Company Name and Parent Company1 Phrase S CO=B.BRAUN MELSUNGEN
DN= DN Drug Name7 Phrase S DN=AMOXICILLIN TRIHYDRATE
DO= DO Dose Form Code1,2 Word
& Phrase
S DO=(FILM(W)C(W)TABS)
S DO=ABC
None HP Hospital Price2,5
IP= IP Parent Company Phrase S IP=BRAUN-MELSUNGEN
JN= JN Journal Name Phrase S JN=NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH LETTER
S JN=PRODUCT MONOGRAPHS
LC= LC Launch Country Phrase S LC=GERMANY
LD= LD Launch Date Phrase S LD=20090500
LO= LO Originator Company Name1 Phrase S LO=B.BRAUN MELSUNGEN
NA= NA Drug Name, Composition, and Brand Name1 Phrase S NA=BETAINE?
S NA=HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 25MG.
NI= NI Number of Ingredients Numeric S NI=2
PD= PD Publication Date Phrase S PD=20090928
PL= PL Pack Launch Date2 Phrase S PL=200710
None PP Package/Price4
PY= PY Publication Year Phrase S PY=2009
None RP Retail Price2,5
TC= TC Therapeutic Class Code6 Phrase S TC=C09D0
TN= TN Brand Name1 Phrase S TN=PRONTODERM MRSA?
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999

5 Available only in File 976.

6 Therapeutic codes differ between New Product Launch Letter and Product Monographs records.

7 Also searchable as /NA and NA=


LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/BIOTECH Biotechnology Method of Production S SOMATREM?/BIOTECH
/GENERIC Generic Product Information S DERMA?/GENERIC
/LETTER New Product Launch Letter Records S UD=9999/LETTER
/MONO Product Monographs Records S UD=?/MONO
/NCE First World Launch (i.e., New Chemical Entity) S S1/NCE
/YYYY Publication Year S CO=GLAXOSMITHKLINE?/2009


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
CO, DN, LC, LD, LO, NA, PD, PY SORT S1/ALL/PD,D
PRINT S5/5/1-24/CO


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: LO RANK CO
RANK LO S4


MAP [top]

MAP FIELDS EXAMPLES
NA MAP NA TEMP S1


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

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


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
DIALOGWEB
FORMAT
RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Drug Name, Journal Name, Brand Name, and Publication Date
3 Medium Drug Name, Journal Name,Brand Name, and Publication Date
4 -- Full Record
5 -- Full Record
6 Short Drug Name, Brand Name, and Publication Date
7 Long Full Record
8 Free Drug Name, Brand Name, and Publication Date
9 Full Full Record
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 00000735/5
DISPLAY 0000178/TN,TC
PRINT 00001964/9


Rates [top]

Rates For File: IMS New Product Focus[446]
Cost per DialUnit:                $21.00
Cost per minute:                   $3.98
Rank Elements                      $0.00
ALERT (default)                   $21.00
ALERT (Monthly)                   $21.00
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *  $21.00
ALERT (Weekly)                 *  $21.00
ALERT (Daily)                  *  $21.00
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *  $21.00
ALERT (Intraday)               *  $21.00
* = custom scheduled Alerts only
ALERT Number of included prints        0

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $0.00    $0.00
     3    $0.00    $0.00
     4    $2.75    $2.75
     5    $9.00    $9.00
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $9.00    $9.00
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $9.00    $9.00
KWIC95    $1.25       NA
KWIC96    $1.25       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 New Product Focus - subscribers[976]
Cost per DialUnit:                $21.00
Cost per minute:                   $3.92
Rank Elements                      $0.00
ALERT (default)                   $21.00
ALERT (Monthly)                   $21.00
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *  $21.00
ALERT (Weekly)                 *  $21.00
ALERT (Daily)                  *  $21.00
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *  $21.00
ALERT (Intraday)               *  $21.00
* = custom scheduled Alerts only
ALERT Number of included prints        0

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $0.00    $0.00
     3    $0.00    $0.00
     4    $2.75    $2.75
     5    $2.75    $2.75
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $2.75    $2.75
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $2.75    $2.75
KWIC95    $0.19       NA
KWIC96    $0.19       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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