GSK will raise around £125m from the sale of skin-care brand Physiogel to LG Household & Healthcare to finance the integration of Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. 

GSK is plotting further divestments into next year as it looks to focus its portfolio on key categories and raise funds to cover the costs of integrating Pfizer's Consumer Healthcare business. In the third quarter, GSK's sales advanced double-digits thanks to the inclusion of Pfizer megabrands like Advil and Centrum.

Lilly licenses non-opioid pain candidate from Centrexion. China’s Hansoh gets rights to inibelizumab from AstraZeneca spinout Viela for lead indication neuromyelitis optica as well as other autoimmune and blood cancer indications.

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