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Re:The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices by WalterBright on Thursday March 30, 2017 @10:19PM (#14000753)
"Johnson & Johnson's brands include numerous household names of medications and first aid supplies. Among its well-known consumer products are the Band-Aid Brand line of bandages, Tylenol medications, Johnson's baby products, Neutrogena skin and beauty products, Clean & Clear facial wash and Acuvue contact lenses."

  -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_%26_Johnson
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Re:The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices by spangry on Friday March 31, 2017 @03:14AM (#14001757)
Literally every single one of those products listed fall under their 'Consumer Segment' (see pages 7 & 8 of financial statements in original post). The entire consumer segment accounts for 18.5 per cent of their total revenue.

The remaining 81.5 per cent of their revenue comes from the sale of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

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Re:The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices by WalterBright on Friday March 31, 2017 @03:43AM (#14001855)
The original post was listing the "consolidated" figures. Marketing of consumer products was not broken out separately from the consolidated figures.

The information in the pdf does not support the narrative of the original article, because of the use of consolidated figures.

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