Posted AT 1:00 AM EDT on 12/11/05
Big Pharma's big headache
If you want to get an idea of the biggest challenge facing Big Pharma, just take a look at
Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drug maker, and Lipitor, the world's best-selling drug, which contributed $11-billion (U.S.) of the company's $52-billion in sales last year.
Any day now, Judge Joseph Farnan of the U.S. District Court of Delaware will rule on a case brought by India's generic giant
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.
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