Sanofi Builds OTC Business Through Organic Growth And Bolt-Ons
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Sanofi-Aventis in its latest quarter made headway toward doubling its OTC business by 2014, reporting 7.4 percent organic growth and 26.3 percent growth including acquisitions in the segment
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