Lilly Has A Couple Of Controversies To Cover During Earnings Call

Q1 Earnings Preview: From troubling safety data for tanezumab to pressure on insulin prices, Lilly is likely to face questions about controversies in its R&D pipeline and commercial portfolio during its first quarter earnings call on April 30. 

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Lilly's Q1 earnings will be released 30 April

Eli Lilly & Co. and Pfizer Inc. insisted their pain drug tanezumab was safe and that they knew how to deal with side effect risks for the nerve growth factor (NGF) inhibitor, but their latest set of Phase III data suggest it's not as safe as the companies hoped. After a grilling from members of Congress over insulin prices earlier in the month, Lilly can expect questions about ongoing drug-pricing concerns as well as a roasting from analysts over its investment in tanezumab during its 30 April earnings call.

Lilly and Pfizer – which are hosting their first quarter conference calls on the same day – reported on 18...

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