2015考研英语阅读制药企业悬念
<p> <span word="Drugmakers">Drugmakers</span> <span word="Cliffhanger">Cliffhanger</span></p><p> 制药企业 悬念</p><p> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Pharma">Pharma</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="blockbusters">blockbusters</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="protection">protection</span></p><p> 大型制药企业艰难保护着专利失效的 重磅炸弹 药物</p><p> <span word="FOR">FOR</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="drugmakers">drugmakers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dreading">dreading</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span> <span word="aslump">aslump</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patents">patents</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="pills">pills</span> <span word="expire">expire</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="legalchallenges">legalchallenges</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="blockbusters">blockbusters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p> 多年来，大型制药企业一直担心 专利悬崖 出现最畅销药品的专利到期或专利因诉讼而中止，而市场上鲜有新的 重磅炸弹 药物，这时企业的销售额将会锐减。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="expiredLipitor">expiredLipitor</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="cholesterolpill">cholesterolpill</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="Pfizer">Pfizer</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> $11 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> 本周，史上最畅销的药物 立普妥 专利到期，这种降胆固醇药去年就为辉瑞公司赚了近110亿美元。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="blockbusters">blockbusters</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> $170 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2015.</p><p> 到了2015年，多种 重磅炸弹 药物的专利都将失效。</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="copycat">copycat</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="generic">generic</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lipitor">Lipitor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="price">price</span>.</p>
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