Novartis boosts 2019 targets after third-quarter beat

21 Oct by Vitaliy Dadalyan

Novartis boosts 2019 targets after third-quarter beat

Novartis boosts 2019 targets after third-quarter beatSwiss drugmaker Novartis on Tuesday boosted its full-year targets, with sales now expected to grow at a high single-digit percentage rate and core operating income now seen growing at a mid- to high-teen rate. The therapy’s regulatory review in Europe and Japan was delayed, with an anticipated decision in the first quarter of 2020 in Europe and an expected decision in Japan in the first half of 2020.