FiercePharma | Eric Palmer
The earnings reports for the biggest of Big Pharma are all in. Bayer
reported last week, making it possible to see how they stacked up as they came
into the new year. There are no big surprises. Pfizer ($PFE) and Merck & Co. ($MRK), with ongoing patent issues and reorganizations, saw their positions fall
a couple of notches, and AbbVie ($ABBV), having been spun off from Abbott Laboratories ($ABT) at the beginning of the year, didn't quite make the top 10. Its
disappearance allowed Eli Lilly & Co. ($LLY) to make the list. It also helped Bayer HealthCare move up a couple of
notches.