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Global Pharma Market Grows to US$1.18 Trillion in 2020, with Humira Maintaining No. 1 Title: IQVIA

June 11, 2021
The global pharma market rose 4.4% year on year to US$1,181,459 million in 2020, with AbbVie’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira (adalimumab) firmly holding on to the best-seller laurels, according to the latest report released by IQVIA. The global pharma market…

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