by Admin | January 3, 2018 11:38 am
[1]January 3, 2018—Pharmaceutical manufacturers dramatically increased their worldwide revenue between 2006 and 2015, with total drug sales jumping 45 percent, from $534 billion to $775 billion in 2015 dollars, according to a new report[2] by the federal government’s chief oversight agency. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found two-thirds (67 percent) of drug makers saw an increase in their annual profit margins, with average yearly profits jumping between 15 and 20 percent for the largest 25 manufacturers – well above the average 4 to 9 percent margins for the largest non-drug companies. The average annual profit margin for all drug makers between 2006 and 2015 was 17.1 percent, GAO said.
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