Lilly Evista sales force recruitment by Management Recruitment, Inc. reprises Zyprexa strategy.
Executive Summary
LILLY EVISTA SALES FORCE RECRUITMENT BY MANAGEMENT RECRUITMENT, INC. will seek to duplicate the approach used by Lilly to bolster its sales force for the launch of Zyprexa. The company will hire new sales representatives in anticipation of a June submission of Evista (raloxifene) to FDA for treatment of postmenopausal women at risk for osteoporosis, and a 1998 submission for the treatment of established osteoporosis. MRI helped Lilly add 100 sales reps for the launch of the antipsychotic Zyprexa in October.