Wall Street Journal
Reporter covering the pharmaceutical industry for the Wall Street Journal
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Jonathan Rockoff
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FROM Jonathan Rockoff
To the Point
Pfizer-Allergan Merge in Largest Inversion Deal Pfizer and Allergan are merging to create the world’s biggest drug company, worth $155 billion. The deal — which will move corporate headquarters to Ireland — is the biggest so-called "inversion" ever. An "inversion" is a way to avoid paying US taxes. Jonathan Rockoff, who covers the pharmaceutical industry for the Wall Street Journal , has the details.
To the Point
Expiring Patents, Drug Prices and the Hazy Market for Generics Patents are about to expire on two of the world's best-selling prescription drugs. Prices for cholesterol-fighter Lipitor and the blood-thinner Plavix are likely to drop by 80 percent when they're replaced by generics. But that's not all. The drug industry will be faced with an unprecedented wave of expiring patents in the next few years. What will the expiration of patents on many other drugs mean for Big Pharma? How is the industry fighting back? Will consumers get the benefits they deserve?
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