Sanofi Plans Further Consumer Health Divestments As It Reports Slow Start To Year

Sanofi tells investors to expect further Consumer Healthcare brand divestments in 2019 as it continues to rationalize its portfolio following the transformational acquisition of Boehringer Ingelheim's OTC business in 2017. As a result of divestments in 2018, as well as a number of seasonal factors, Sanofi reported a 0.6% rise in Consumer Healthcare's sales in Q1.

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Sanofi is not done pruning brands from its Consumer Healthcare portfolio as it seeks to better focus its resources on its four core product categories.

Addressing investors on the French firm’s first-quarter earnings call, CEO Olivier Brandicourt said the OTC brand divestments seen in 2018...

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