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Elan focuses on boosting MS drug sales after selling stake to J&J

By John O'Doherty

Published: October 22 2009 03:00 | Last updated: October 22 2009 03:00

Kelly Martin, chief executive of Elan, said the Irish drugs group would focus on increasing sales of its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri, following the sale of a stake in the business to Johnson & Johnson last month.

Tysabri, which accounts for two-thirds of group turnover, saw sales jump by 19 per cent in the third quarter, with more than 45,000 patients in Europe and the US taking the drug.

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