Lower-Cost Competitors Hit Amgen's Blockbusters
Executive Summary
Q1 revenue was roughly in line with expectations, but product sales were lower than consensus as multiple blockbusters faced generic competitors and biosimilars – a scenario the company prepared investors for earlier this year.
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