Primacy of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Drug Discovery and Development

Primacy of the Pharmaceutical Industry In Drug Discovery and Development 

According to David Cavalla, author and industry observer. 

CavaUa does note three exceptions, namely the drugs diphenhydramine, atracurium, and norgestrol, all of which university researchers discovered. 

Drug houses play the leading role now. In 1994, for example, the 25 best-seUing drugs came exclusively from 15 pharmaceutical firms. They brought their sponsors over 31 billion in 1 year, although their income represents only 12% of total drug sales in the same period. 

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