Replies to post #9382 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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World's diet worsening with globalization:

http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/02/23/us-food-diet-idINKBN0LR1R120150223

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Forecasts for pharma market in China, India, and Japan:

http://www.fiercepharmaasia.com/story/big-three-asia-pharma-markets-poised-soar-2015-reports-say/2015-03-16

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Merck Serono sees indefinite double-digit growth in China, despite purported “new normal”:

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/914492.shtml

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NVS’ 1Q15 sales in emerging markets comprised 27% of worldwide sales, with 13% YoY growth in local currencies.

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Viagra selling like hotcakes in China:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-03/viagra-keeps-pfizer-s-china-sales-rising

Chinese men have long used traditional medicines such as deer antler, caterpillar fungus, and wolfberry to treat impotence. In recent years, Pfizer has found success touting a different remedy: better sex via its little blue pill. Men on the mainland are listening, sparking a 47 percent surge in Viagra sales in the country in 2014, says Pfizer citing data from IMS Health.

The 47% growth occurred despite the fact that Viagra is off-patent, which showcases the power of branded generics in emerging markets, where consumers are deeply concerned about the quality and reputation of a drug’s manufacturer.

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Obesity on the rise in rural China, especially among children:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/30/c_135325701.htm

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Merged BDX-BCR will have >$1B sales in China:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/becton-dickinson-to-acquire-c-r-bard-for-24-billion-1492988005