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Novartis Thinks It Can Do Better With GSK’s Oncologics Than GSK Did

 
• By John Davis

Novartis stresses the blockbuster potential, in its hands, of three products – Votrient, Tafinlar and Mekinist – that it is acquiring from GSK as part of its narrowed focus on innovative pharmaceuticals, eye care and generics, and the divestment of vaccines, OTCs and animal health.

The acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s portfolio of marketed oncology products by Novartis AG for $16 billion might be considered on the high side for half a dozen products with total sales of around $1.6 billion. But the Swiss company believes three of the products could be blockbusters in its hands, emphasizing the advantages of having a longstanding marketing focus on cancer drugs.

The purchase was part of a series of transactions announced April 22 that will see Novartis divesting its vaccines business to GSK (excluding flu vaccines) and forming an OTC-consumer joint venture with the U.K.-based multinational. Novartis also sold its animal health business to Eli Lilly & Co

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