Abbott Laboratories (ABT)

Add a New Bears Reason Company: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Current price: Headline: (100 character max) Analysis: Cancel 37% agree 8 votes   Pipeline questions Top Contributor: Will Shikani | Created when NYSE:ABT was $52.17 | Edit | History With the expiration the patent for its multi-application drug Depakote, Abbott will lose major revenue to generic copies. (100 character max) Cancel 14% agree 7 votes   Medicare could negatively affect Abbott's pricing in the long run Top Contributor: Kryssia Uraguchi | Created when NYSE:ABT was $53.80 | Edit | History Although new Medicare reform has covered Humira, which will boost sales, it could negatively affect Abbott's pricing in the long run. As Medicare continues to be reformed, more prescription drugs will be covered. If Abbott is forced to lower their prices, it will hurt the revenues in the pharmaceutical division. (100 character max) Cancel 14% agree 7 votes   Abbott's R&D expenditures are much less than their competition Top Contributor: Kryssia Uraguchi | Created when NYSE:ABT was $53.80 | Edit | History Abbott's R&D expenditures are much less than their competition. R&D is very important in the pharmaceutical industry and could put Abbott at a disadvantage, especially with expiring drug patents. (100 character max) Cancel

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