Replies to post #76498 on Biotech Values

[jbog]

Dew,

Many people don't realize how large the animal drug market is. Pfizer's used to have around 16,000 people and around $3 billion in animal drugs. I'm not sure what they have today.

[woofer]

I suppose it depends on the definition of an end-user.

the ultimate user for which something is intended
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=end%20user

The people at Tyson aren't taking the drugs from Novartis; the animals are. However, people with headaches probably down a lot of Excedrin, also owned by Novartis.

NVS biggest drug end user: Tyson? The largest livestock based food producer in the US?

aj

[DewDiligence]

NVS quiz: Tyson? The largest livestock based food producer in the US?

Clever but no—the drug in question is not a product in the animal health division.