As investing legends like Warren Buffett probably know better than anyone, there's something satisfying about buying shares of a company you intend to hold for the rest of your career as an investor. By making a commitment to remaining patient for the long haul as the money trickles in, you're also demonstrating to yourself that you're serious about using the savvy investing strategies that it takes to improve your financial life in a durable fashion.

Psychology aside, there are a handful of appealing opportunities for long-term investment in the big pharma space right now. Let's take a peek at a pair of everlasting big pharma stocks that are ripe for buying and holding in your portfolio forever.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ: VRTX) core strategy is to develop medicines to treat or cure rare diseases with known causes, and it has a history of success, which is why it's worth an investment for the long term.

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