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For thousands, new drugs are the gifts that matter

The crowd of biotech and small drug companies operating in Massachusetts are closely followed on these business pages as a vibrant industry capable of creating big profits and thousands of good jobs.

The focus — especially in this space — is on products and sales, whether they will drive stock prices higher or make a company attractive as a takeover target. The most successful new products — blockbusters — are defined more by commercial achievement ($1 billion in annual sales) than how they improve the lives of patients.

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Get them now, while you can, before OBAMACARE destroys healthcare everywhere.