Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, Eli Lilly: Emerging Markets Earnings Roundup (Part 3 of 3)

A push in emerging markets continued in the second quarter with Big Pharma reporting flat U.S. sales and a challenging payer environment in Europe, with many reallocating resources from Europe and the U.S. to Asia and seeking partnerships in those geographies. Analysts boosted earnings per share numbers to companies that disclosed detailed emerging markets sales data, such as AstraZeneca, which started the trend in Q1, and Pfizer as the first American pharma to break out emerging market sales by product. As a recurring feature, PharmAsia News combs through quarterly earnings reports to bring together the earning season's Asia highlights.