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World's drug bill will reach US$1.3t by 2018: study
Published Thu, Nov 20, 2014 · 09:50 PM
New York
WORLDWIDE spending on medicines will reach almost US$1.3 trillion by 2018, as new treatments for hepatitis C and cancer come to market and as people around the globe use rising incomes to buy pharmaceuticals.
The new drugs, such as Gilead Sciences Inc's US$1,000-per-pill he…
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