Amgen's Murdo Gordon On Generating Sales Growth In A Challenging Commercial Year
Executive Summary
Newer products are gaining ground, but not fast enough to replace sales as blockbuster products face competition. Scrip spoke with the company's global commercial head about the strategy going forward.
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