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Ummm... the numbers reported by pharma companies has nothing to do with the estimate DiMasi's group did. The pharma numbers are SEC approved financial statements. That real cash going to R&D, not some pie in the sky estimate.

[AstralStorm]

But no idea how much of that is going into new or more effective versions of the drugs, how much to manufacturing process research, how much on sales research etc.

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Sales research wouldn't fall under R&D. That's sales.

And why do you need to know how much goes into manufacturing process research? That's as valid as any other R&D process.