Sepracor's Primary Care Ambitions

With the exception of Forest Labs, small companies haven't been able to build sustainable businesses in primary care because they can't generate enough returns (generally from expensive-to-acquire marketable products) to both restock a pipeline and drop requisite profits to the bottom line. Now Sepracor aims to be the first to do so, thanks to a research shortcut. Investors, hungry for a successful biopharma business model, are watching closely.