Normally when you put out a product, you want to take sales away from the competition, not from other products that you sell yourself. But that's exactly what Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) is doing, and Motley Fool health care analyst David Williamson thinks it's a great move. Watch the video to find out why.
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Gilead: Biotech's Smartest Cannibal
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Switching patients to a new drug of your own may not be a bad thing.
David Williamson owns shares of Johnson & Johnson. Max Macaluso has no positions in the stocks mentioned above. The Motley Fool owns shares of Gilead Sciences and Johnson & Johnson. Motley Fool newsletter services recommend Gilead Sciences and Johnson & Johnson. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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