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Big pharma approaching bottom of patent cliff

Pharma companies had a bleak day today, with three of the industry’s biggest players reporting falling sales as their best-selling products continue to fall off the ‘patent cliff’. There are signs, though, that the slide may be bottoming out for some.

Worst hit was AstraZeneca, which reported a 15% drop in revenue in the third quarter of the year and a 50% drop in earnings per share, a measure of profitability.

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/10/big-pharma-approaching-bottom-of-patent-cliff.html