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Johnson & Johnson will focus on developing drugs for conditions such as lung cancer and eye disease as it prepares to make its pharmaceutical and medical-devices business an independent entity.

The 135-year-old health giant faces its greatest-ever overhaul as it readies for a spin-out of its consumer unit, following a path trod by rivals such as GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Pfizer Inc. In her first-ever interview, Jennifer Taubert, J&J's executive vice president and worldwide chairman of pharmaceuticals, told Bloomberg News that the company will invest in new areas of interest.

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