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NEXT-GENERATION DRUG DEVELOPMENT: RISKY AND COSTLY, BUT WORTH IT

March 7, 2006

Generic drugs, which drive a $40 billion dollar generics industry expected to hit $60 billion by 2007, account for 53% of all prescriptions filled in the United States today. According to a new report from pharmaceutical research firm Cutting Edge Information, brand name companies have turned to the risky business of next- generation drug development to protect revenues from generic competitors.
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