VeriSIM Expects AI Use To Trim Margin For Failure In OTC Switches, Help Boost Revenue Margins

“It's a very expensive process for an OTC drug because you don't make significantly high margins compared to a blockbuster cancer drug. For pharma companies utilizing our platform, you can reduce that efficiency challenge and increase the probability of success,” says VeriSIM CEO Jo Varshney.

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Expectations for artificial intelligence’s use in pharma research typically skew heavily on ingredients which would be Rx-only, but firms looking at making additional drugs available OTC could have as much or more to gain.

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