Oct 24 (Reuters) - GALENICA AG GALE.S :
* INCREASES SALES GROWTH IN THE THIRD QUARTER
* Q3 NET SALES OF CHF 2,864.8 MILLION TO END OF SEPTEMBER
2024
* NEGATIVE IMPACT OF MISSING SALES DAY AT END OF JUNE WHICH
WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE -0.8% COMPARED WITH PRIOR-YEAR PERIOD, HAS BEEN
OFFSET BY END OF SEPTEMBER
* 2024 OUTLOOK CONFIRMED
* SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SALES OF GENERICS AND BIOSIMILARS
CONTINUED TO DAMPEN GROWTH
* GENERIC SUBSTITUTION RATE OF GALENICA PHARMACIES
STABILISED AT A
HIGH 80.3% AT END OF SEPTEMBER COMPARED TO MIDDLE OF YEAR (80.8%
AT END OF JUNE 2024)
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