Global Pharma Sales Growth Slows To Record Low Thanks To Recession – IMS
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Thanks to the worsening recession, the global pharmaceutical market will experience record low sales growth of just 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent this year, or two percentage points less than forecast previously, according to a revised outlook by IMS Health
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