Allergan will spend 2018 trying to shift investor focus from the loss of Restasis patent exclusivity in the second half of the year to the company's R&D pipeline, including the late-stage "six stars" highlighted in 2017 and mid-stage programs that are moving into the spotlight.
One of Allergan PLC's key themes in 2017 was its "six stars" – late-stage research and development programs seen as blockbusters in the making – and the company has expanded its focus in 2018 to include other mid- to late-stage assets that also could help offset the near-term loss of Restasis revenue.
Allergan CEO Brent Saunders told investors during the recent J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco that the company expects...
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