SINGAPORE--China sales of Sanofi's ($SNY) heart and diabetes drugs contributed heavily to sales growth in the country last year, with the market witnessing twice the growth of the rest of the world combined.
The France-based company said it measured China sales growth of 8.8%, compared with 4.9% in the rest of the world.
The senior vice president of the company's Sanofi Asia and Sanofi China offices said at a news briefing the firm expects vaccines and diabetes drugs to drive sales growth in the coming year.
Jean-Luc Lowinski added that the strategy was to expand into lower-tier cities and counties in the Asia region with high-quality generic drugs.
He said the company is also considering launching new OTC products in collaboration with local drugmakers in the region.
China accounted for $1.8 billion in overall sales last year to contribute to Sanofi's global sales of $38.3 billion.
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