AstraZeneca’s Q1 slips on Crestor copycats. Could a trio of oncology drugs deliver for 2018?

18th May 2018 Uncategorised 0

An aging blockbuster’s downfall can drag down a pharma company’s entire quarter. For AstraZeneca, that drug was its legacy statin Crestor, whose 42% plunge put a dent in the British pharma’s first-quarter sales. But up-and-coming cancer star Lynparza might just fill the statin’s shoes—eventually.

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