摘要：Puerto Rico is a little industrial giant located in the Caribbean Basin. This island of roughly 3500 square miles and population of 4 million people is a highly industrialized state with an array of industries ranging from high technology manufacturing to services provider. One of the largest industrial sectors in Puerto Rico is the pharmaceutical industry with outbound shipments of pharmaceutical products in excess of the 31 billion dollar mark in FY 20031. Twenty five percent of all pharmaceutical products manufactured in the U.S. are shipped from Puerto Rico, and 16 of the top 20 selling prescription drugs in the U.S. are produced in P.R.2 Most of the companies come from the United States, although, many European pharmaceutical’s are opening operations in Puerto Rico. On 1898 after 400 years of Spanish domination, Puerto Rico became part of the United States of America at the end of the Spanish-American War.
