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Sanofi looks to follow a deep history of Big Pharma offloading their consumer healthcare businesses.
Analysts expect the partners’ first-mover advantage, clinical data and existing presence in lung disease to translate into significant sales, with GlobalData predicting Dupixent’s COPD revenues will top $6.5 billion within 10 years.
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