PREVIEW: No return to growth for GSK in Q1
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Executive Summary
GlaxoSmithKline will present its Q1 2013 results on 24 April, with analysts estimating that the UK pharma will report a drop in growth of 5% for the quarter ending 31 March. GSK concedes that there were a number of events in Q1 2012 and during the course of last year that will impact the comparison for Q1 2013.
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