The pharmaceutical industry offers the variety, challenges, opportunities and rewards that accompany the discovery and development of new medicines. In the UK, around pound9m per day is spent researching and developing and improving treatments for diseases.The British pharmaceutical industry is credited with discovering more leading medicines than any country except the US. In Britain it employs around 73,000 people directly, with another 250,000 in related industries. People often do not grasp the extent of career choice, which encompasses research and development, manufacturing and supply, and commercial and other areas.
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