Competitive Alert 

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February 7, 1997  Issue 33



Pharmaceutical 1996 Financial Results

Major Companies Report Stronger Profits
 
 

Company

Total Sales ($b)

Sales  % Change

Net Income  % Change* 

Abbott

11.0

10%

11%

American Home Products

14.1

5%

12%

Bristol-Myers Squibb

15.1

9%

10%

Glaxo Wellcome1

-

-

-

Johnson & Johnson

21.6

15%

20%

Eli Lilly

7.3

9%

17%

Merck

19.8

19%

16%

Pfizer

11.3

13%

23%

Pharmacia & Upjohn2

-

-

-

Pharmaceutical Corp

5.4

2%

26%

Schering-Plough

5.7

11%

37%

SmithKline Beecham2

-

-

-

Warner-Lambert

7.2

3%

6%