France’s HRA Pharma recorded a significant rise in sales in 2021 as demand increased for its biggest consumer health brands.
HRA Pharma Posts Big Rise As Key Brands Grow Double Digits
Paris-based HRA Pharma reported significant sales gains for its key consumer health brands in 2021, helping to lift group turnover by more than 25%. This is likely to be the last set of results posted by HRA as a standalone company with Perrigo optimistic its proposed acquisition of the firm will soon complete.

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