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Financial Report: Novartis

Pharmaceutical sales up 2%

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Novartis 1Q Revenues: $13.7 billion (-2%) 1Q Earnings: $3.1 billion (-8%) Comments: Pharmaceutical sales were up 2% to $7.8 billion, driven by Lucentis, Tasigna, Afinitor and Gilenya, which now represent 33% of division sales compared to 26% in 1Q11. Alcon sales were up 5% to $2.5 billion driven by surgical and ophthalmics. Sandoz sales declined 10% to $2.1 billion mainly due to increased competition for enoxaparin, while volume growth was flat. Vaccines and Diagnostics sales were down 19% to...

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