Pharmaceutical Executive-10-08-2009

Sure, industry growth is at "historically low levels," but at least pharma is still growing. The industry's market value should surpass $825 billion in 2010, and forecasted growth was bumped up one percentage point from original estimates.

Pulling off an incredibly fast turnaround, the pharma industry has released a vaccine for the H1N1 virus, bolstering its bottom line with a second flu vaccine and potentially helping millions of people. So why is there such an uproar over whether it's safe?