D-Day for Abbott
Executive Summary
Abbott Laboratories' consent decree with the FDA, which requires it to pull 125 diagnostic tests off the market, doesn't only hurt Abbott. Abbott controls 40-50% of the immunoassay market worldwide, so the decree places a significant burden on customers as well.
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