Verquvo 2021 U.S. PROMOTIONAL AUDIT REPORT

Published July 2022 • 29 Pages

The 5 Key Questions Addressed by this Report:

• How many physicians were reached by Verquvo through reportable promotional activity in 2021 and how does this compare to its peer set in the Heart Failure market?
• What promotional mix was leveraged (e.g., sales rep detailing, physician education, and paid speaking) and what was the median spend on each type of activity?
• How does Merck’s depth of coverage vary within key specialties (e.g., Nursing, Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Physician Assistant, and Interventional Cardiology) and how does this compare to its peers and the overall set of rep-accessible physicians?
• How often are physicians receiving paid meals for Verquvo throughout the year (e.g., monthly, quarterly, annually)?
• Who were the most frequent meal recipients and top paid speakers for Verquvo in 2021?

Data Sources and Methodology:

• MDDetails leverages company-reported financial transaction data disclosed through CMS Open Payments. This data set captures all transfers of value (e.g., speaking fees, consulting fees, travel, education, and meals) made on behalf of a drug or device manufacturer to a physician. Currently, over 5 years of longitudinal data is available – covering payments to more than 1,000,000 U.S. healthcare professionals.
• Over 42,610 paid interactions across 15,720 physicians made on behalf of Verquvo were carefully examined to support our analysis. In addition, interaction data from 5 peer products (e.g. Corlanor, Entresto, Farxiga, Jardiance, and Kapspargo ) was leveraged to provide benchmarking and market insights.