Lots To Celebrate Among 2021 Drug Launches, But Underlying Trends Underwhelm
Executive Summary
The number of new drugs that launched in 2021 was on par with recent high trends, but launch trajectories generally underwhelmed commercially – except for COVID-19 vaccines.
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