Acquisitions lift Taisho's forecast by a quarter
2 August 2019
Taisho Pharmaceutical expects its Self-Medication sales to increase by a quarter in the 12 months ended 31 March 2020 following recent acquisitions.
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P&G records 'mid teens' rise at Personal Health Care
2 August 2019
Procter & Gamble (P&G) said worldwide sales at its Personal Health Care business had increased by "mid teens" on an organic basis in the three months ended 30 June 2019.
Industry in brief | Recordati, Genomma, Daiichi Sankyo
2 August 2019
Recordati, Genomma Lab and Daiichi Sankyo have recently released financial results.
GSK and Pfizer complete their joint venture
1 August 2019
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Pfizer have now completed the deal to combine their consumer healthcare businesses into a world-leading joint venture.
UK's MHRA approves GSL switch for allergy test
1 August 2019
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has given the go-ahead for a skin patch that screens for allergies to paraphenylenediamine (PPD) – a common component of hair colourants – to be switched from a prescription-only medicine to general-sale list (GSL) statu...
Pfizer to merge off-patent business with Mylan
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30 July 2019
Pfizer has announced plans to merge its off-patent pharmaceutical business Upjohn with generics company Mylan. The deal includes Mylan's OTC products with sales in excess of USD1 billion.
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare reports small rise
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30 July 2019
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare's worldwide sales increased by 1% on an operational basis in the second quarter of 2019. The US-based company said a 2% fall at home had been offset by a 4% rise abroad.
People in brief | Dr Reddy's, Dermapharm, others
30 July 2019
Dr Reddy's Laboratories has a new chief executive officer, Dermapharm has a new chief marketing officer, and Consumer Healthcare Products Australia (CHP Australia) has hired a new public affairs manager.
Nestlé sees strong demand for CBD products
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29 July 2019
Nestlé highlighted "strong demand" for its recently-launched range of Dr. Formulated CBD products when it reported financial results for the first half of 2019.
Industry in brief | Ipsen, Alliance Pharma, Sandoz
26 July 2019
Ipsen has reported results for the first half of 2019, Alliance Pharma has released a trading update, and Novartis intends to keep its Sandoz generics business.