Lundbeck Pins Hopes On New Product Launches, Ex-Europe Growth To Reverse Revenue Drain
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Denmark's CNS drugs specialist Lundbeck expects three 2013 product launches, a portfolio of new medicines and a marketing drive into markets outside anemic Europe to help offset lost revenue and profits caused by escitalopram patent expiry in the U.S. and Europe.
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