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Big Pharma

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Big Pharma
A term that encompasses the largest players in the pharmaceutical, including AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Maxim, Merck, Monsanto, Pfizer, Roche, Tanabe, Wyeth


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Big pharma has been dealing for a long time with issues regarding patent expiry of blockbuster molecules, regulatory obstacles, generics competition, under utilization of resources, and declining product pipeline due to low R&D productivity, among others.
Ties to Big Pharma While the absurdly long disclaimers that often accompany commercials for drugs and pharmaceuticals might lead the average consumer into believing that the FDA has done their work in vocalizing the potential dangers of these products, that assumption would be misguided.
Since most of the top-selling drugs in Medicare Part D are brand name, Big Pharma may actually come out ahead in spite of the 50% discount.
 
 
 
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