Why are Eliquis reps coming into the hospital?

This tells me that the IS division will be gone soon. IS management has been telling us for years that "we are trying to get you another drug" to sell. They failed to find one. Now Eliquis comes along and Pfizer sends those reps into the hospital to sell it. Why not let the IS reps have responsibility in the hospital like Prevnar 13?

Originally Posted by Anonymous

This tells me that the IS division will be gone soon. IS management has been telling us for years that "we are trying to get you another drug" to sell. They failed to find one. Now Eliquis comes along and Pfizer sends those reps into the hospital to sell it. Why not let the IS reps have responsibility in the hospital like Prevnar 13?

Pfizer has a well trained hospital sales force and they are DYING to sell something new. I don't understand this one at all unless they are planning something drastic for this division in the fall. Then again maybe it's just internal politics.

Political infighting. Everybody wants their own hospital sales force.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Political infighting. Everybody wants their own hospital sales force.

they can have it, as they will be thrown out of hospitals,like most reps have the last couple of years. private property-no trespassing!!

to sell

Hospital sales is by BMS but doesn't matter Eliquis is being pushed back until 2013. Book it

Originally Posted by Anonymous

to sell

Hahaha---now that's too funny!! It won't be long before they are calling their IS counterparts to help them out!!

Originally Posted by Anonymous

to sell

Hahaha---now that's too funny!! It won't be long before they are calling their IS counterparts to help them out!!

Because Pfizer primary care wants to completely shut down hospitals the way they closed offices - throwing multiple reps - and now have no one they can see.

Eliquis is a BMS drug.

BMS will have their hospital reps selling Eliquis.

You do have choices:
1. Hang on to your current spot in IS and pray
2. Hang on to your current spot and accept severance when your group is shut down
3. Post for other positions (about 30 Tofa spots have been posted)
4. Look for work outside this life-sucking company

I'm sure there are more choices but suffice it to say that Eliquis is not and never was intended to be the savior of IS.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Eliquis is a BMS drug.

BMS will have their hospital reps selling Eliquis.

You do have choices:
1. Hang on to your current spot in IS and pray
2. Hang on to your current spot and accept severance when your group is shut down
3. Post for other positions (about 30 Tofa spots have been posted)
4. Look for work outside this life-sucking company

I'm sure there are more choices but suffice it to say that Eliquis is not and never was intended to be the savior of IS.

5. Decide your next move soon...IS cuts coming this summer.

This means you: dean, the worst DBM

Originally Posted by Anonymous

5. Decide your next move soon...IS cuts coming this summer.

I can't really see there being just another routine 20% layoff in IS---just doesn't make sense. Tyga is DOA, Zyvox has only a couple of years left on patent & Prevnar didn't get off the launch pad. What does make sense is cutting half the IS sales force and rolling the other half into another division (as specialty reps) to sell Zyvox for remaider of product life. Another option would be to sell off Tyga and just hire a contract sales force to sell Zyvox PO until patent expiration. This option of course would mean elimination of entire IS division. Who knows what senior management will come up with but it can't be good for IS!!

Originally Posted by Anonymous

to sell

sarcasm at its best.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

5. Decide your next move soon...IS cuts coming this summer.

another quick line of bullshit written by someone who has NO idea what they're shooting off about

some weak person who wants other people to be worried

Originally Posted by Anonymous

another quick line of bullshit written by someone who has NO idea what they're shooting off about

some weak person who wants other people to be worried

Thank you!! The previous posters have NO IDE what they are talking about.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

I can't really see there being just another routine 20% layoff in IS---just doesn't make sense. Tyga is DOA, Zyvox has only a couple of years left on patent & Prevnar didn't get off the launch pad. What does make sense is cutting half the IS sales force and rolling the other half into another division (as specialty reps) to sell Zyvox for remaider of product life. Another option would be to sell off Tyga and just hire a contract sales force to sell Zyvox PO until patent expiration. This option of course would mean elimination of entire IS division. Who knows what senior management will come up with but it can't be good for IS!!

This makes no sense at all. The company isn't going to risk sales of Zyvox or Prevnar.

50% of Pneumo vaccinations take place in the HOSPITAL....IS reps, get off your ASS!!!

Originally Posted by Anonymous

50% of Pneumo vaccinations take place in the HOSPITAL....IS reps, get off your ASS!!!

Uh I think we all knew who screwed this one up and it's not the IS division. Remember that little thing called ACIP. Get Prevnar on ACIP guidelines and Core Measures and IS will kick ass!!!

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Uh I think we all knew who screwed this one up and it's not the IS division. Remember that little thing called ACIP. Get Prevnar on ACIP guidelines and Core Measures and IS will kick ass!!!

Get it on the guidelines and then get rid of IS,since they won't be needed. Medicine today is all about follow the guidelines. Reps are obsolete!!

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Get it on the guidelines and then get rid of IS,since they won't be needed. Medicine today is all about follow the guidelines. Reps are obsolete!!

Absolutely true but you still need to someone to navigate the formulary process. Without IS in the hospitals Prevnar 13 is dead in the water!!

prevnar is already on hospital formularies vis-a-vis pediatric. I laugh my ass off when i see IS thumping their chest b/c pcv13 is now on "formulary" This group tries to take credit for the sun coming up in the east each morning. Geesh pfizer self promotion at it's best.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

prevnar is already on hospital formularies vis-a-vis pediatric. I laugh my ass off when i see IS thumping their chest b/c pcv13 is now on "formulary" This group tries to take credit for the sun coming up in the east each morning. Geesh pfizer self promotion at it's best.

You must be enlightened to use such an impressive word as "vis-a-vis". Almost sounds like you are either Harvard educated or trying to pass yourself off as simply "educated".

the period is inside the quotation marks: "educated."

Originally Posted by Anonymous

This makes no sense at all. The company isn't going to risk sales of Zyvox or Prevnar.

Heard from PC rep. that the Eliquis reps. in PC are being told to work in the hospital. That should say something about how valued the IS division is.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Heard from PC rep. that the Eliquis reps. in PC are being told to work in the hospital. That should say something about how valued the IS division is.

the vaccine reps have been going in hospitals also since early this year. They ,like any other reps have either gotten thrown out, or gotten nowhere. Game over!!

sounds like it's time to go to a VA hospital

Originally Posted by Anonymous

You must be enlightened to use such an impressive word as "vis-a-vis". Almost sounds like you are either Harvard educated or trying to pass yourself off as simply "educated".

vis-a-vis is actually a combination of three words. You were educated where?

The success of Eliquis will be based solely on the ability of the BMS reps to get you to their level of salesmanship.