1Q Pharma Results Preview: Biogen, Novartis, Lilly, Amgen, GSK, AstraZeneca, BMS, AbbVie, Roche, Bayer, Sanofi
Executive Summary
Scrip offers some key points to watch for as the biopharmaceutical sales and earnings start to roll in. While the pricing debate in the US may have lost some steam, the negative impact of pricing pressure on J&J's pharma sales have analysts concerned.
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