IamreallyunhappywhatIreadthisevening.Copyasfollows.
There'sanimportantpointthatneedstobemadehere.Whileit'struethatintermsofEuropeanover-the-countersaleswe'remakingheadway,intheFarEastillegalcopiesofourdrugshavetakearealbiteoutofOTCprofits.Togiveyousomeideaoftheextentofthelosses,youhaveonlytomakeacomparisonbetweenprojectedandactualsales.WemayhavemakeagoodjobofprotectingourpatentsintheWest,butwhatactioncanyoutakeagainstcountrieswherethelawvirtuallypermitspharmaceuticalpiracy?Threeyearsagoasurveywasmakingandasyoumightexpect,Chinacameoutastheworstoffender.Now,Idon’twanttogiveyoutheimpressionthatthesituationishopeless,butIcouldgiveyouhundredsofexamplesofChinesecopiesofourbestsellingdrugsturningupallovertheFarEast.Believeme,we’vereallydoneourhomeworkonthisone,andChinaposesaseriouscommercialthreat.
So,whatdoyouthink?