A strong tailwind from antipsychotic drug Vraylar helped Hungary’s Gedeon Richter to post a 40% leap in 2019 net profit. Analysts see more upside ahead for eastern Europe’s largest drugmaker.

Glenmark can sell its partnered generic rival to GSK’s Seretide Accuhaler dry powder inhaler in certain European markets following a settlement with the UK company. The Indian firm has also shelved divestment plans for its API business, at least for now.

Despite seeing an 8% drop in global turnover in 2019, an upbeat Teva says the completion of its restructuring plan has positioned the company to increase its turnover through newly-launched products – including biosimilars, brands and new generics – as well as improve its profit margins through manufacturing optimization.

Sawai’s sales increased on the back of a good performance from recently-launched products in the first nine months of its financial year. However, given the competitive environment the Japanese company is continuing to stick to its full-year forecasts.

Reporting its fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 results, Sanofi saw an overall drop in generics sales following 2018’s divestment of Zentiva in Europe but enjoyed consistent turnover in emerging markets. Moreover, fourth-quarter generics turnover showed a stabilization of the business once the Zentiva comparison is removed.

Sun Pharma’s Indian domestic operations posted strong sales in the third quarter, but this was not enough to prevent the company from reporting a 26% tumble in consolidated net profit in the face of a “challenging” US generics market and slow approvals for complex products.