Pharma Q2 Preview: Demonstrating Resiliency Against A Turbulent Backdrop

Inflation, rising interest rates, market volatility, violence in Ukraine and a persistent pandemic created a chaotic macroenvironment for doing business. Pharma appears poised to grow, nonetheless.

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Pharma is poised to update investors on second quarter results • Source: Shutterstock

When market conditions get choppy, pharmaceutical manufacturers usually float above the fray, but the second quarter of 2022 has certainly put the industry's standard stability to the test. The macroenvironment has delivered one volatile punch after another – inflation, supply constraints, labor shortages, rising US interest rates, a prolonged military conflict in Ukraine and a pandemic that continues to disrupt communities and business operations.

Amidst this turmoil, drug makers are poised to report second quarter sales and earnings, beginning with Johnson & Johnson...

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