Gilead Oncology Sales Take Off As Veklury’s Come Down To Earth
Q2 Saw Cancer Drug Sales Up 71%
Executive Summary
As expected, the COVID-19 drug’s sales fell significantly, though it remains in frequent use among hospitalized patients. Meanwhile, oncology drug sales broke the half billion-dollar mark.
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