|Articles|March 1, 2001

Pharmaceutical Executive

  • Pharmaceutical Executive-03-01-2001
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  • 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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