Jardiance Drives Boehringer Ingelheim Through First Half, Market Volatility Expected To Continue

Total Pharma Sales Up By 4.4%

Boehringer Ingelheim’s sales were driven by Jardiance and Ofev in the first half of 2020, with contract manufacturing contributing with a 16% increase in sales; more details from the EMPEROR-Reduced Phase III study in heart failure are expected at this month’s European College of Cardiology meeting.  

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The diabetes therapy, Jardiance (empagliflozin) is continuing to be a key driver of growth at the family-owned, Germany-headquartered Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, with currency-adjusted net sales of €1.2bn in the first half of 2020, up by 22.7% compared with sales of around €1bn in the first half of 2019.

Boehringer Ingelheim is also continuing to support the use of empagliflozin in additional indications including its use in patients with heart failure – top-line data from the EMPEROR-Reduced outcomes trial released last week by Boehringer Ingelheim and its partner, Eli Lilly and Company, are expected to open up new market opportunities for the product

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