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In a recent post I pointed out that current economic conditions are forcing a growing number of Americans to engage in unhealthy behavior, like skipping renewing prescriptions in order to save money. However, the leaders of the companies who produce the drugs many people can no longer afford won't have a similar problem. Here are the compensation numbers for the 10 best paid big pharma execs as compiled by fiercepharma.com:

1. Miles White - Abbott - $33.4M

2. Fred Hassan - Schering-Plough - $30.1M

3. Bill Weldon - Johnson & Johnson - $25.1M

4. Bob Essner - Wyeth - $24.1M

5. Robert Parkinson - Baxter - $17.6M

6. Daniel Vasella - Novartis - $15.5M

7. Richard Clark - Merck - $14.5M

8. Frank Baldino - Cephalon - $13.5M

9. Sidney Taurel - Eli Lilly - $13M

10. Jeff Kindler - Pfizer - $12.6M