Lilly 2013 profit forecast tops expectations
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The Indianapolis drug developer saw sales for its all-time best-selling drug, the antipsychotics Zyprexa, crater in 2012 after it lost U.S. patent protection. Lilly will take another hit next December when it loses patent protection for its current top seller, the antidepressant Cymbalta.
But company executives told analysts Friday they still expect Cymbalta and another product that loses patent protection in 2013, the insulin Humalog, to help drive revenue growth along with products like the cancer treatment Alimta and the erectile dysfunction drug Cialis.
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Europe Likely to Be Harder on Google Over Search
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Wall Street cheers "cliff" deal, but only for now
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Starbucks enters entrenched Vietnam coffee market
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After Fiscal Deal, Tax Code May Be the Most Progressive Since 1979
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Are Burberry’s and Louis Vuitton’s Ubiquity Hurting Sales?
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Asian Stocks Rally for Sixth Week on Japan and China Bets
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Fearful of ban, frenzied buyers swarm gun stores
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