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By Jess Jones Not too long ago, pharmaceutical giant Astrazeneca reached a £200bn valuation—one of only a few London-listed FTSE 100 companies to do so. The major milestone was a testament to CEO Pascal Soriot’s strategic overhaul over the past decade, which has steered Astrazeneca away from its historic focus on respiratory and primary care toward a successful portfolio of cancer drugs. But that valuation has slipped by nearly a quarter in just two months. Astrazeneca’s market capitalisation has now fallen as low as £152bn. So, where did it all go wrong for the FTSE 100 giant? Where did it go…