AstraZeneca to keep 2025 forecast if US pharmaceutical tariffs in line with other sectors

LONDON (Reuters) -The chief executive of AstraZeneca said on Tuesday that the drugmaker will maintain its 2025 sales guidance even if the U.S. levies tariffs on pharma products made in the European Union, provided they are in line with rates for other sectors.

Pascal Soriot was speaking to journalists on a call after the company reported first-quarter results in which revenues missed analyst expectations, pushing shares down by more than 4%.

(Reporting by Maggie Fick and Pushkala Aripaka, Editing by Louise Heavens)

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