81.  Bale of the Geneva-based trade group said pharmaceutical companies operate in a world in which most new drugs are either costly duds or blockbusters.

82.  Barbara Dreyfuss, a Washington area health industry analyst with Prudential Securities, said a Democratic victory on Tuesday may trigger another drop in pharmaceutical company prices.

83.  Barely five years ago, industry analysts predicted that biotech companies would have a greater success than pharmaceutical companies in getting drugs to market.

84.  Because of their relative market power, pharmaceutical companies make bigger profits than pharmacists.

85.  Because of increased competition and more federal scrutiny, pharmaceutical companies need to test out more drugs on more people.

86.  Behrakis, who runs a pharmaceutical company, revealed his donation at a diocesan dinner.

87.  BELGIAN stocks rose for an eighth session, led by UCB SA, a pharmaceutical company, and financial stocks such as insurer Royale Belge SA.

88.  Because costs per person easily can exceed that amount, the state is trying to negotiate discounts with pharmaceutical companies.

89.  Because of increased competition and more federal scrutiny, pharmaceutical companies need to test more drugs on more people.

90.  Betting that the proposed deal between SmithKline and Glaxo could lead to more megamergers, investors quickly snapped up shares of other pharmaceutical companies.