Sawai’s Recent US Launches Outperform Expectations

Japanese Company Reports Modest Nine-Month Growth

Sawai’s sales increased on the back of a good performance from recently-launched products in the first nine months of its financial year. However, given the competitive environment the Japanese company is continuing to stick to its full-year forecasts.

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Sawai’s overall US sales remained flat while domestic sales increased • Source: Shutterstock

Sawai Pharmaceutical said recently-launched products in the US had outperformed expectations, leading the Japanese company to report growth in sales and operating income in the first nine months of its financial year ending March 2020.

Sawai had forecasted full-year turnover of ¥2.7bn ($24m) from newly-launched products. However, by the end of the third quarter, sales...

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