The Medicines Co. Sets The (Commercial) Stage For New Launches

CEO Clive Meanwell detailed plans to deploy a 400-person commercial group in the U.S. to target 1,100 leading hospitals in the U.S.

As The Medicines Co. prepares to launch a string of newly approved products in 2015, the company is putting the commercial team in place to target the top hospitals in the U.S. across the product groups, CEO Clive Meanwell said during the company’s first quarter sales and earnings call May. 5.

“As we enter this phase of multiple drug launches in the U.S., we are deploying approximately 400 people to work with our customers, which comprise about 1,100 leading hospitals in the U.S.,” he said

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