Specifically, IMS Health data shows new prescriptions written fell 3.8 percent, to 1, 121, for the week ending November 16, while Symphony Health reported a 5.7 percent increase, to 1, 165, according to Cowen analyst Simos Simeonidis.

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And yet, somehow, 15 miles to the northeast, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and its venue, Conner Prairie, were able to tell its crowd of 7, 000 30 minutes before the storm hit that it was time to get out of there, and everyone was able to leave in a safe and orderly fashion.

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