Meanings of european pharmaceuticals in English

Other drugmakers fell, also hurt by a Morgan Stanley downgrade to the European pharmaceuticals sector.

Its segments include European Pharmaceuticals, North American (NA) Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceuticals Research and Development.

The European Pharmaceuticals Segment includes Dechra Veterinary Products Europe, Dechra Veterinary Products International and Dechra Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing.

Glaxo said on Monday it had selected the president of its European pharmaceuticals business from three internal candidates.

European pharmaceuticals stocks received an early tonic from premature reports that George W. Bush had booked a four-year term at the White House.

Roche stock was almost unchanged on the session at 175.90 Swiss francs, slightly lagging the European pharmaceuticals sector .SXDP.

Novartis stock trades at about 15 times forecast 2008 earnings, according to Reuters data, in line with the European pharmaceuticals sector.

At 1130 GMT Novartis stock was trading down 1.7 percent at 54.20 francs, in line with the European Pharmaceuticals Index .SXDP.

Roche stock rose 1.0 percent to 179.60 francs by 3:19 a.m. EDT, ahead of a 0.1 percent gain in the European pharmaceuticals sector.

The stock trades on more than 20 times forecast 2007 earnings, against a European pharmaceuticals sector average of 16.4 times, according to Reuters data.

European pharmaceuticals group Sanofi on Thursday said it had agreed to pay €4.44 million in total to ousted chief executive Chris Viehbacher.

Shares in Galapgos were 3.4 percent higher by 1434 GMT, while Glaxo was 0.8 percent lower in a slightly weaker European pharmaceuticals sector .SXDP.

Not surprisingly, Roche stock continues to trade at a premium, fetching 16 times forecast 2008 earnings against a European pharmaceuticals sector average of around 14.