Generic Drugs Don’t Come Cheap: Teva Buys Barr For $7.46 Billion
Executive Summary
Teva's $7.46 billion acquisition of Barr will create an unrivaled generics powerhouse and position the company as a leader in the industry's next untapped frontier: biosimilars
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