'For Sale' Signs In Consumer Health Sector As Firms Sharpen Pharma Focus
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Freeing up spending for their Rx businesses prompt Merck KGAA to look at selling its division marketing Nasivin OTC nasal sprays, Omnibionta probiotic vitamins and other brands, and Pfizer to shop its consumer business with Advil analgesics, Centrum multivitamins and other OTC and dietary supplement brands.
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