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The pharmaceutical industry is one of the major contributors to health care in the United States. The industry is almost exclusively concerned with the provision of prescription and over-the-counter drugs to meet human needs, but veterinary drugs also represent a significant market segment.
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Watthey, J.H. (1992). The Pharmaceutical Industry. In: Kent, J.A. (eds) Riegel’s Handbook of Industrial Chemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7691-0_25
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