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n dopamine agonist patient share first line. Patients will benefit from the introduction of new agents, including new formulations and line extensions within the dopamine agonist class. However, GlaxoSmithKline's Requip will face generic competition in 2008, so the overall market for dopamine agonists will begin to diminish, despite the launch of new agents in this class."

About Treatment Algorithm Insight Series

Decision Resources combines in-depth primary research with the most extensive claims-based longitudinal patient-level data from PharMetrics(R) to provide exceptional insight into physicians' prescribing trends and the factors that drive therapy product choice, from diagnosis through multiple courses of treatment, for a specific disease.

For each disease examined, Decision Resources' Treatment Algorithms Insight Series provides:

-- Summary of U.S. medical practice based on interviews with leading

experts in the field

-- Qualitative diagnosis/referral/treatment algorithm for the

United States

-- Drug usage by lines of therapy (1st, 2nd, 3rd line)

-- Discussion of key freeform combinations by lines of therapy

-- Product share (class and specific compound level) within each line of

therapy (1st, 2nd, 3rd line)

-- Progression of therapy from key 1st line products

-- Pathway to key therapies from previous therapies

-- Qualitative analysis of 2-year forecast incorporating upcoming

launches, changes in reimbursement, etc.

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