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Sanofi-aventis: Encouraging First-Quarter 2008 Results Further Positive Phase III Results for Eplivanserin
Date:4/30/2008

rter net sales of EURO 6,937 million, a rise of 0.8%. Exchange rate movements had an unfavorable effect of 4.5 points, mainly due to the U.S. dollar. Changes in Group structure had a favorable effect of 0.4 of a point, reflecting the consolidation of net sales of Myslee(R) and Ticlid(R) in Japan. On a reported basis, net sales fell by 3.3%.

Net sales by business segment -- Pharmaceuticals

First-quarter net sales for the pharmaceuticals business were up 0.6% at EURO 6,389 million. Net sales of the top 15 products were up 1.9% at EURO 4,322 million, representing 67.6% of pharmaceuticals net sales against 66.8% for the comparable period of 2007.

Excluding the impact of the introduction of generics(3) of Ambien(R) IR in the United States and Eloxatin(R) in Europe, the top 15 products would have achieved growth of 12.2%.

EURO million Q1 2008 Change on

net sales a comparable

basis

Lovenox(R) 717 +21.5%

Plavix(R) 662 +18.9%

Lantus(R) 557 +30.8%

Taxotere(R) 484 +13.3%

Eloxatin(R) 342 -6.0%

Aprovel(R) 289 +11.2%

Stilnox(R)/Ambien(R)/Ambien CR(R)/Myslee(R) 210 -62.3%

Allegra(R) 204 +7.9%

Copaxone(R) 317 +18.3%

Tritace(R) 138 -34.9%

Amaryl(R) 92 0.0%

Depakine(R)
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