|Articles|March 1, 2001
- Pharmaceutical Executive-03-01-2001
- Volume 0
- Issue 0
Earnings: Tough Times Ahead
Author(s)Kevin Gopal
Sodertalje, Sweden-After two consecutive years of robust postmerger growth, AstraZeneca is facing a tough 2001. The company recorded a 16 percent increase in pretax profits for 2000, but CEO Tom McKillop advises that this year}s growth will be in the 5}6 percent range when Losec/Prilosec (omeprazole)-the world}s best-selling medicine-goes off patent and the US launch of its successor Nexium (esomeprazole) is delayed.
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