Pressure Mounts On Zydus Cadila In Q3 As Vaccine Launch Looms

Indian Firm May See Fortunes Change As ZyCov-D And Biosimilars Reach Market

Zydus Cadila found itself under pressure during Q3 following a lack of demand for COVID-19 therapeutics in India and reduced mesalamine sales in the US – but, heading into H2, exports of its novel COVID-19 vaccine ZyCov-D, as well as a number of biosimilar launches, could see its luck begin to turn.

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Reduced demand for COVID-19 products and dwindling mesalamine sales put Zydus under pressure in Q3 • Source: Alamy

An underperforming India unit and US price pressures business took their toll on Zydus Cadila during Q3FY22, but the company’s outlook could become more favorable heading into H2, owing to potential ZyCov-D COVID-19 vaccine exports and biosimilar launches.

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