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Resilient US Rebif, Gonal-f Q2 Sales Allow German Merck To Up Forecast

 
• By Sten Stovall

Solid US demand for Gonal-f fertility and Rebif MS drugs in the second quarter – along with commissions from its Xalkori co-promotion partnership there with Pfizer – let Merck KGaA upgrade its guidance for the full year.

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Germany's Merck KGAA – which is trying to transform itself into a top oncology and immuno-oncology innovator – lifted its full-year earnings forecast Aug 4 in part on the back of stable US sales for its Gonal-f fertility treatment after the recall of a rival product there, and for demand for its Rebif (interferon beta-1a) treatment for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, which faces competition from oral treatments.

The company said its priorities going forward are now boosting its pharma pipeline, further integration of chemicals and biologicals maker Sigma-Aldrich, which it acquired recently for $17bn, and reducing its new financial debt which stood at €12

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