# One Drug Makes $30B a Year. Merck Just Bought Its Replacement for $6.7B.

- slug: one-drug-makes-30b-a-year-merck-just-bought-its-replacement-for-67b
- date: 2026-03-26
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

When your best drug makes $30 billion a year and its patent expires in two, you buy.

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