Roche’s pharmaceutical unit posts strong sales for 2014

WASHINGTON - Jan. 28, 2015 - PRLog -- Roche’s pharmaceutical division maintained solid sales for the 2014 year as the company revealed a 4% increase in pharmaceutical sales which were primarily driven by medicines in the oncology and immunology segment. “We made good progress in 2014 with solid growth in both divisions driven by our newly launched medicines and diagnostic tests,” said Roche’s Chief Executive Severin Schwan.

Medicines for HER2-positive breast cancer (+20%) were substantial contributors to the sales growth including new products such as Perjeta and Kadcyla. Sales of immunology medicines continued to grow based on the demand for Actemra/RoActemra (+23%) for rheumatoid arthritis and Xolair (+25%) for chronic hives and allergic asthma. Additional contributors include Avastin (+6%) and sales of Tamiflu significantly increased as a result of the flu epidemic in the US.

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