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Novartis warns on currency blow to profits

By Haig Simonian in Zurich

Published: October 22 2009 08:09 | Last updated: October 22 2009 08:50

Novartis said on Thursday it would sell more of its core pharmaceuticals products this year – on top of the likely sales benefits to come from its new H1N1 pandemic swine flu vaccine.

But the Swiss drugs group warned that adverse currency factors could depress what should otherwise be a record year for profits and sales.

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