The Global. Global pharmaceutical spending could reach one and a half billion dollars by 2021. This is confirmed by the consulting firm QuintilesIMS, which estimates annual growth of between 4 and 7 percent for the next five years. An increase that has been reduced compared to the forecasts made by the consultancy in previous reports, which pointed to an annual growth of 9 percent until 2021. For this 2016, the specialized health consultancy estimates that global pharmaceutical spending will reach 370.000 million dollars, fueled by new drugs for Hepatitis C and cancer innovations. However, the impact of these innovations in the market will be reduced in the coming years, according to the publication.

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