Why This Pharma Stock Tanked Yesterday

Shares of Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NAS: RIGL) were down big yesterday on news that AstraZeneca's (NYS: AZN) oral rheumatoid arthritis drug was less effective than Abbott Labs' (NYS: ABT) RA drug in clinical trials. But what does all this have to do with Rigel? In this video, Motley Fool health care analyst Brenton Flynn tells us what the connection is and why it may be a blow that will prove very difficult for Rigel to recover from.

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