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A recent FiercePharma article discussed the top 10 most profitable pharmaceutical companies in 2012. The ranking is based on net income, not revenue, an important metric to determine the health of a company. Though the top six companies according to revenue appear in the list of most profitable, they are in very different order. Here’s the list: