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Pharmaceutics is a business that requires a lot of financial investment and years of research, however as the statistics show all of this pays off with considerable profit. The biggest drug manufacturing companies are worth billions of US dollars, and their influence combined basically sets the tone in the global pharmaceutical market. Industry analysts have estimated that each individual in the United States (newborns included) spends more than 760 dollars each year on medicines, and the chance that a portion of this money will go to some of the industry´s top ten companies is highly likely. In order to find out more about the international pharmaceutical industry, the way it operates and the market´s most influential companies read this book.

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