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Pharmaceutical industry | Definition, Overview, History ...
The pharmaceutical industry entails the discovery, development, and manufacture of drugs and medications (pharmaceuticals) by public and private organizations.
Description, Types, Preparation, & Facts - Britannica
A pharmaceutical is a substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease and for restoring, correcting, or modifying organic functions.
Sackler family | Brothers, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, Opioid Epidemic ...
The Sackler family formerly owned the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma, known for developing the highly addictive drug OxyContin. They gave up control of the company in 2025 as part of a settlement for their involvement in the opioid epidemic.
Sanofi-Aventis | Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, Biotechnology | Britannica ...
Sanofi-Aventis, French pharmaceutical company founded in 2004 through the merger of Sanofi-Synthélabo...
Prescription Drug Costs - Encyclopedia Britannica
Melissa Pistilli, “10 Top Pharma Companies by Revenue” (December 9, 2021), investingnews.com Drug Discovery & Development, “Pharma 50: The 50 Largest Pharmaceutical Companies in the World” (accessed March 30, 2022), drugdiscoverytrends.com
Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, & Facts - Britannica Money
Like most “big pharma” companies, AstraZeneca’s future depends on its ability to: Maintain a pipeline of new and improved treatments in order to manage its revenue streams as patents for its key drugs expire. The company has upped its R&D spending in recent years, spending nearly $11 billion in 2023 on its pipeline of over 150 projects.
Johnson & Johnson | History, Products, & Controversies | Britannica Money
Johnson & Johnson is the world’s second largest drug and biotechnology company by market capitalization, behind Eli Lilly (LLY) but ahead of other “big pharma” competitors such as AbbVie (ABBV), Novartis (NVS), and Merck (MRK).
The Opioid Crisis | Britannica
Sackler family, American family, former owners of the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma. Although the family is well known...
Dilip Shanghvi | Biography & Facts | Britannica Money
Aside from his work at Sun Pharma, Shanghvi was active as a personal investor, with interests that increasingly extended beyond pharmaceuticals, notably in the field of renewable energy.
How many people died in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
While exact numbers are unknown, it is estimated that more than 170,000 people died when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were struck with atomic bombs. In Hiroshima, which had a population of 343,000 inhabitants, some 70,000 people were killed instantly; by the end of the year the death toll had surpassed 100,000. An estimated 40,000 people died instantly in Nagasaki, and at least 30,000 more succumbed ...
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