Watson/Baxter Ferrlecit
Executive Summary
Baxter will contribute 80 sales reps to help detail Watson's anemia drug Ferrlecit under a co-promotion agreement-in-principle announced March 14. Baxter's force will double the size of the Ferrlecit sales team; Watson employs 75 Ferrlecit reps. The deal gives Baxter the opportunity to supplement its renal care business with traditional pharmaceuticals. FDA approved the injectable iron product in 1999. Sales were about $140 mil. in 2001...