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J&J Shows Grace Under Pressure From Biosimilars And Other Threats

 
• By Emily Hayes

Oncology stars Darzalex and Imbruvica lift a strong fourth quarter, but Remicade biosimilars and pricing discounts continue to threaten to take a bite out of future performance. Tax reform and Amazon's potential entry into healthcare could also affect the diversified firm.

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The immediate impact of US tax reform for Johnson & Johnson will be to repatriate cash needed to fund operations – including R&D – and pay down debt, the diversified healthcare giant disclosed in releasing its fourth quarter and full year 2017 sales and earnings.

While the biopharmaceutical industry eagerly awaited corporate tax reform in the US, there's been speculation about how that infusion of cash could fuel a deal-making boom, including mergers and acquisitions

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