Zentiva Sale Wipes More Than A Third Off Sanofi Generics
• By Aidan Fry
Divesting its Zentiva branded generics business in Europe in October last year reduced Sanofi's first-quarter 2019 Generics sales by more than a third to EUR282m; but on a 'constant structure' basis, adjusted for the divestment, Generics sales grew by 3.6% to account for just over 3% of Sanofi's group turnover.
Generics now account for barely 3% of Sanofi's group turnover • Source: Shutterstock
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