The High Price of Success

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Pharmaceutical TechnologyPharmaceutical Technology-10-02-2004
Volume 28
Issue 10

Beyond the inevitable debate over profit margins, the increasing range and effectiveness of modern medicine leave us with one core issue: the high price of success.

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