A photo showing the logo of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche in Basel.
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Roche on Thursday confirmed its full-year 2020 outlook for low-to mid-single-digit percentage sales growth as revenue from Covid-19 tests and newer drugs help balance out declining sales from older medicines that are no longer on patent.
Revenue through September slipped 5% to 44 billion Swiss francs ($48.21 billion), Roche said in a statement, down from 46 billion francs in the year-earlier period as the rising value of the Swiss franc eroded reported revenue.
Sales rose 1% in constant currencies.