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Major Trends Impacting the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Ecosystem

Supply Chain View from the Field

Looking at global figures, growth in the consumption of drugs has increased 32 percent from $735 billion in 2007 to $965 billion in 2012, and consumption is projected to reach about $1.2 In 1990, there were only 10 specialty drugs on the market, whereas in 2012 there were nearly 300 agents that met the definition of a specialty drug.