Bolknak_26F5 schreef op 30 januari 2015 16:04:
AbbVie looks to lessen its reliance on Humira, the highest-selling drug in the world, as it is slated to start losing its patent protection by the end of 2016. Pharmaceutical companies in general have experienced sales pressures as they lose patent exclusivity to big-selling drugs, and AbbVie has become heavily reliant on Humira for its sales and profit growth.
AbbVie, which was spun out of Abbott Laboratories two years ago, is also on the lookout for acquisitions to beef up its product pipeline in the wake of its scrapped merger with Shire PLC.
Overall, AbbVie reported a loss of $810 million, or 51 cents a share, compared with a profit of $1.13 billion, or 70 cents a share, a year before.