Glaxo, Sanofi Look Far Afield For Consumer Health Growth
Executive Summary
Big pharmas' recent third-quarter results and commentaries point to sales drivers for consumer health divisions coming from markets outside their established primary markets of US and Europe. Consumer unit lines include oral care and topicals as well as nutritional products.
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