Amid a widespread industry sell-off, and in the wake of positive trial data from competitor Gilead Sciences (GILD 0.45%), shares in AbbVie, Inc (ABBV 0.79%) tumbled by 12.8% last month.

AbbVie is under pressure to overcome looming headwinds tied to the fast-approaching patent expiration on its top selling drug, Humira, but its unclear whether its efforts will succeed. In the following slideshow, I highlight the risks to AbbVie and how it hopes to overcome them. 

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